23.05.2013, 11:08 All-star team of the past 20 years of the Men's EHF Champions League to be honoured at VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne |
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EHF Champions League Ultimate Selection announcedEight great handball icons have been selected in each of the playing positions plus the best defender from the past 20 seasons of Europe’s premier club handball competition. A panel comprising some of the most successful coaches in the game have selected their ultimate team, the players they consider to have contributed the most in the EHF Champions League in their professional careers. Selected from an initial shortlist of more than 55 star players, from the very first season in 1993/94 to the present day, the team represents the very best of the best, based on each player’s achievements, contribution to the competition and his team or teams. The star-studded team is led by two of the most decorated players in the competition’s history - the seven-time winner Andrei Xepkin and Tomas Svensson, who has won six titles. In total, the eight legendary players have won 26 EHF Champions League titles as well as a total of 41 medals from major international tournaments including the Olympic Games, EHF European Championships and World Championships. The players selected for the ‘Ultimate Selection’ will be honoured at the VELUX EHF FINAL4, the final round of the 20th EHF Champions League season, which will take place on 1/2 June 2013 in the LANXESS arena in Cologne. Profiles of all of the selected players will be presented ahead of the start of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 on the official website of the competition - ehfCL.com. The EHF Champions League Ultimate Selection:
Left wing - Stefan Kretzschmar (GER)
Left back - Filip Jícha (CZE)
Line player - Andrei Xepkin (ESP)
Centre back - Jackson Richardson (FRA)
Right back - Ólafur Stefánsson (ISL)
Right wing - Mirza Džomba (CRO)
Goalkeeper - Tomas Svensson (SWE)
Best defender - Didier Dinart (FRA) TEXT: EHF/jjr |
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