Florian Kunz is a former German field hockey defender, born February 22, 1972, in Leverkusen, West Germany, who captained the German side that won the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup. He earned 228 caps for Germany between 1992 and 2004, won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games, World Cup gold in 2002 at Kuala Lumpur, multiple Champions Trophy medals, and Indoor World Cup gold in 2003 at Leipzig. He was named FIH Player of the Year in 2001.
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Career HighlightCaptained the German side that won the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup 1 Classification
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Which European and world titles did Florian Kunz win with Germany?
Three European Championships and a World Cup among his titles with Germany.
According to Olympedia, Florian Kunz won the European Championship in 1995, 1999 and 2003, and the European Indoors in 2001 and 2006. He also won the Champions Trophy in 1995 and 2001, the World Cup in 2002 and the World Indoors in 2003. His Olympic medal came at Athens in 2004, when Germany beat Spain 4-3 after sudden death extra time in the bronze medal match. Olympedia also notes that he was on the squads that lost the Champions Trophy finals in 1994 and 2000.
What did Florian Kunz do beyond international field hockey?
He also played for Gladbacher HTC and later became a real estate investor and developer.
Olympedia says that Florian Kunz played domestically for Gladbacher HTC and helped the club win the German title in 2002 and the German Cup in 1996 and 2000. In 1997 he was on the squad that won the European Cup Winners' Cup. He was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, which Olympedia describes as Germany's highest sports award, and by profession he became a real estate investor and developer.
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Florian Kunz (born 22 February 1972, in Leverkusen) is a former field hockey defender from Germany.
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Florian Kunz (born 22 February 1972, in Leverkusen) is a former field hockey defender from Germany.
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He was the captain of the side which won the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup.
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Florian Kunz (born 22 February 1972, in Leverkusen) is a former field hockey defender from Germany.
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Kunz competed for Germany at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Competed In: 2000 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
Kunz competed for Germany at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.
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