Mike Bezdicek

Mike Bezdicek
Personal information
Born (1968-06-28) 28 June 1968
Freiberg, East Germany
Nationality German
Height 206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Playing position Pivot
Youth career
Years Team
1983–1986
 KJS Leipzig
1986–1987
 TuS Hofweier
Senior clubs
Years Team
1987–1989
 TuS Hofweier
1989–1994
 TBV Lemgo
1994–1995
 VfL Hameln
1995–1998
 TBV Lemgo
1998–1999
 VfL Bad Schwartau
1999–2000
 GWD Minden
2000–2001
 THW Kiel
2001–2001
 Italy Pallamano Rubiera
2001–2004
 GWD Minden
2004–2005
 TBV Lemgo
2005–2006
 Spain BM Ciudad de Almería
2006
 LTV Wuppertal
2006–2007
 Ahlener SG
2007–2009
 MMTV Obernkirchen
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–2000
  Germany 86 (98)
Teams managed
2008–2013
 TSG Harsewinkel
2013–2014
 MTV Rohrsen
2014–2015
 MTV Obernkirchen
2015–2016
 Handball Bad Salzuflen
2017–2019
 HSG Fuhlen/Hessisch Oldendorf

Mike Bezdicek (born 28 June 1968) is a German handball player, who played as a pivot.

Career

As a youth player Bezdicek played for KJS Leipzig, before joining the Bundesliga team TuS Hofweier, where he made his senior debut. He then played for TBV Lemgo and VfL Hameln. With Lemgo he won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup, DHB-Pokal and the German Championship.[1]

He then played for THW Kiel and GWD Minden as well as Italian Pallamano Rubiera and Spanish BM Ciudad de Almería.[1]

In 2021 he was accused of using anabolic steroids while playing for Pallamano Rubiera.[2]

After his playing career, he has been a coach at various lower league German teams.[3][4][5]

National team

Bezdicek played 86 matches for the German national team, scoring 98 goals.[6] He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where Germany reached the quarter finals, where they lost to Spain.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "THW Kiel: Mike Bezdicek" (in German). THW Kiel. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Håndboldspillere doper sig også" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 27 October 2001. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Nationalspieler wird Frauentrainer der HSG Fuhlen/HO" (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "LZ 19.09.2015 – Babs und Bezze starten" (in German). Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bad Salzuflen gibt neuen Trainer bekannt" (in German). Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Stephan Müller; Helmut Laaß (20 July 2015). "Deutsche Handball Länderspiele". Sport-record.de (in German). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Bezdicek Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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