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{{short description|German handball player (born 1969)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox handball biography
| name = Christian Schwarzer
| image = Christian Schwarzer - 2019202173923 2019-07-21 Champions for Charity - 0735 - B70I0770 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Schwarzer in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|23 October 1969}}
| birth_place = [[Braunschweig]], [[West Germany]]
| position            = Pivot
| youthyears1         = 1979-1983
| youthclubs1         = TSG Bergedorf
| youthyears2         = 1983-1987
| youthclubs2         = Wandsbek 72
| years1              = 1987-1991
| clubs1              = [[VfL Fredenbeck]]
| years2              = 1991-1999
| clubs2              = [[TV Niederwürzbach]]
| years3              = 1999-2001
| clubs3              = [[FC Barcelona Handbol]]
| years4              = 2001-2007
| clubs4              = [[TBV Lemgo]]
| years5              = 2007-2009
| clubs5              = [[Rhein-Neckar Löwen]]
| nationalyears1      = 1989-
| nationalteam1       = [[Germany men's national handball team|Germany]]
| nationalcaps1       = 319
| nationalgoals1      = 966
| manageryears1       = 2011-2015
| managerclubs1       = Germany youth teams
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalCountry | {{GER}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Handball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's handball|Team competition]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Men's Handball Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2007 World Men's Handball Championship|2007 Germany]] | Team Competition}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2003 World Men's Handball Championship|2003 Portugal]] | Team Competition}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Men's Handball Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2004 European Men's Handball Championship|2004 Slovenia]] | Team Competition}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2002 European Men's Handball Championship|2002 Sweden]] | Team Competition}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1998 European Men's Handball Championship|1998 Italy]] | Team Competition}}
}}

'''Christian "Blacky" Schwarzer''' (born 23 October 1969) is a now-retired professional [[Germany|German]] [[Team handball|handball]] player and present-day coach. As a member of the [[Germany men's national handball team]], he won the [[2007 World Men's Handball Championship|world championship in 2007]] and the [[Olympic medal|silver medal]] at the [[Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004 Olympics]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref>

He was awarded the [[Silbernes Lorbeerblatt]] for his win in the 2007 World Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.focus.de/sport/mehrsport/handball-wm-merkel-laedt-handball-weltmeister-ins-kanzleramt_aid_287703.html |publisher=www.focus.de|title=Handball – WM: Merkel lädt Handball-Weltmeister ins Kanzleramt|date=4 June 2007|accessdate=5 April 2014|language=de}}</ref> He was included in the [[European Handball Federation]] Hall of Fame in 2023.<ref name="hof">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/legendary-players-enter-the-hall-of-fame-of-european-handball/ |publisher=[[European Handball Federation]]|website=www.eurohandball.com|title=LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL|date=26 June 2023|accessdate=27 June 2023}}</ref>

Schwarzer also played beach handball, where he won the German Beach handball championship in 2003.

==Career==
Born in [[Braunschweig]], Schwarzer played for [[VfL Fredenbeck]] from 1987 to 1991; Schwarzer's first game for the [[Germany men's national handball team|German national handball team]] was on 21 November 1989, against the [[German Democratic Republic]] in [[Wilhelmshaven]].{{cn|date=January 2025}}

Schwarzer played for [[TV Niederwürzbach]] from 1991 to 1999. While playing for [[FC Barcelona Handbol]] from 1999 to 2001, the German handball player of the year 2001, won the [[Liga ASOBAL|Spanish Championship]], the [[Copa del Rey de Balonmano]] and the [[EHF Champions League]] in 2000. Since 2001, he has played for [[TBV Lemgo]], with which he won the [[DHB-Pokal]] in 2002, the [[Handball-Bundesliga]] in 2003 and the [[EHF Cup]] in 2006.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

He is considered part of the Lemgo 'golden generation' together with [[Daniel Stephan]], [[Volker Zerbe]], [[Florian Kehrmann]] and [[Stefan Kretzschmar]], who won the European Championship together.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tz.de/sport/mehr/fotostrecke-zehn-besten-deutschen-handballer-aller-zeiten-zr-2313315.html|title=Die zehn besten deutschen Handballer der Geschichte
|publisher=TZ.de|date=11 July 2012|accessdate=28 January 2025|language=DE|trans-title=The 10 best German handballers in history}}</ref>

During his career, Schwarzer took part in six [[World Men's Handball Championship]]s, five [[European Men's Handball Championship]]s and three Olympic Games. He has participated in 310 international matches, with 949 [[Goal (sport)#Handball|goals]]. In 2004, he retired but was reactivated for the [[2007 World Men's Handball Championship]]. After becoming World champion, he stepped down again and became a handball coach.

==Coaching career==
In 2009, he become the Junior coordinator at the [[Deutscher Handballbund]] and the Handball-Verbandes Saar.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/sport/sz-sport/schwarzer-steigt-beim-verband-ein_aid-258872 |title=Schwarzer steigt beim Handballverband Saar ein |first=Kai|last=Klankert |publisher=Saarbrücker Zeitung Verlag |website=saarbruecker-zeitung.de |date=2009-03-17 | accessdate=2023-12-05|language=de}}</ref>

In 2011, he became the coach for the German youth team, replacing [[Martin Heuburger]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-45-34206.html |title=DHB bestätigt: Weltmeister Schwarzer übernimmt DHB-Junioren |publisher=handball-world.com |date=17 October 2011 |language=de}}</ref> He was in this position until 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/handball/em/714768/artikel_schwarzer-teilt-gegen-dhb-bosse-aus.html |title=Schwarzer teilt gegen DHB-Bosse aus |first=Christina |last=Flohr |work=Olympia-Verlag |publisher=kicker.de |date=2018-01-12 |accessdate=2018-09-12 }}</ref>

==References==
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* {{cite web | url= http://www.tbv-lemgo.de/index.php?id=75&p=6&f=61| title= Profile at the TBV Lemgo| accessdate= 2007-02-10 | language=German}}

== External links ==
* {{EHF|id=500382|new_id=9dVIU18WRiY_m9KlKETrsg}}
* {{Olympics.com|christian-schwarzer|oc_archive=20210416034346|org_archive=20200624232614}}
* {{Olympedia|32120}}
{{Germany squad 2003 World Men's Handball Championship}}
{{Germany squad 2004 European Men's Handball Championship}}
{{Germany squad 2007 World Men's Handball Championship}}
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