Sonja Zimmermann

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Sonja Zimmermann
Personal information
Born (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 22)
Germany
Playing position Defence
Club information
Current club Mannheimer HC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 10 (2)
2017– Germany U–21 5 (0)
2019– Germany 24 (0)

Sonja Zimmermann (born 15 June 1999)[1] is a field hockey player from Germany, who plays as a defender.[2]

Career[]

Club hockey[]

In the German Bundesliga, Zimmermann plays club hockey for Mannheimer HC.[3][4][5]

National teams[]

Under–18[]

In 2015 and 2016, Zimmermann was a member of the team at the EuroHockey Youth Championship in Santander and Cork respectively. At both tournaments, Germany finished in second place, earning Zimmermann silver medals on both occasions.[4]

Under–21[]

Zimmermann has only represented the German U–21 team on one occasion at the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valenica, where the team finished in fourth place.[6][7]

Die Danas[]

In 2019, Zimmermann made her debut for the German national team during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League. The team eventually won a bronze medal at the Grand Final in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[8] Zimmermann represented the team again in August at the EuroHockey Nations Championship in Antwerp, Belgium. At the tournament, Germany finished in second place, winning Zimmermann a silver medal.[9]

In December 2019, Zimmermann was named in the preliminary German Olympic squad to train for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Team Details – Germany". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "DANAS: Reckingers erweiterter Olympiakader steht". web.hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Startseite / Bundesliga / Damen". mannheimerhc.de (in German). Mannheimer HC. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ZIMMERMANN Sonja". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Sonja Zimmermann". tkhockey.co.uk. . Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Zimmermann Sonja". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  7. ^ "BURGE SEALS BRONZE FOR ENGLAND'S JUNIOR STARS". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  8. ^ "ZIMMERMANN Sonja". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  9. ^ "BRILLIANT ORANJE PERFORMANCE EARN TENTH WOMEN'S EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE". belfiuseurohockey.com. Belfius EuroHockey. Retrieved 3 January 2020.

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