| Johannes Bitter | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1982-09-02)2 September 1982 (age 43) Oldenburg,West Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | HSV Hamburg | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
1989–1999 | HSG Neuenburg/Bockhorn | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | SG VTB Altjührden | ||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Wilhelmshavener HV | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2007 | SC Magdeburg | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2016 | HSV Hamburg | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2021 | TVB 1898 Stuttgart | ||||||||||||||||
2021– | HSV Hamburg | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2022 | Germany | 175 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Johannes Bitter (born 2 September 1982) is a Germanhandball goalkeeper forHSV Hamburg.
Bitter started his senior career withSG VTB Altjührden in 1999, before moving toWilhelmshavener HV three years later. After only one season in Wilhelmshaven, he signed withSC Magdeburg in 2003, with whom he won theEHF Cup. Following that success, Bitter eventually moved toHSV Hamburg in the summer of 2007. In 2016 Bitter moved from Hamburg toTVB 1898 Stuttgart.[1] There, he has extended his contract by one year to stay with the club until 30 June 2018.[2]
Bitter made his debut for theGerman national team on 4 January 2002 inBalingen againstSwitzerland.He isWorld champion from 2007 with Germany. He participated on the German team that finished 4th at the2008 European Men's Handball Championship.[3] Bitter represented Germany at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, China.[4]
After the2020 Summer Olympics, he announced that he would not be participating in the national team again unless there was an emergency.[5] At the2022 European Championship he participated again, for the last time.[6][7]
Bitter has been a handball commentator both forDAZN and the German TV channelARD.
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