12.12.2025, 12:30
Schmid: “The biggest change in Swiss handball — the mindset”

INTERVIEW: Andy Schmid is set for his first EHF EURO on the bench, after ending his stellar career and embarking on a new one as coach

The Men’s EHF EURO 2026 will take place 20 years after Swiss legend Andy Schmid played the event for the first time. Out of a total of six EURO appearances for Switzerland, Schmid has been part of four of them. But the 2026 edition sees Schmid in a different role, as he retired right after the EHF EURO 2024 and immediately transitioned to the role of national team coach.

TEXT: EHF / Courtney Gahan