Björn Emmerling (born November 16, 1975 in Würzburg

Würzburg

Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....

) is a field hockey

Field hockey

Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

 player from Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, who plays for Hanauer THC in his native country. The defender made his international senior debut for the German team in 1996, and competed at three Summer Olympics. HE retired from international play after the 11th World Cup

2006 Men's Hockey World Cup

The 2006 Hockey World Cup for men is the 11th edition of the Hockey World Cup. It held from September 6 to September 17, 2006 in Mönchengladbach, Germany....

, in Germany in September 2006 with 256 caps and 58 goals. In 2007, he received the town of Mönchengladbach "Sportler des Jahres" (Sportsman of the Year) award.

International Senior Tournaments

• 1996 – Summer Olympics, Atlanta (4th place)
• 1998 – Champions Trophy
  1998 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)
  The 1998 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place from 31 October to 8 November 1998 in the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan. Participating nations were Australia, titleholders Germany, Netherlands, hosting nation Pakistan, Korea and Spain.-Pool:...
  
  , Lahore (6th place)
• 1999 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Slagelse (1st place)
• 1999 – European Nations Cup, Padova (1st place)
• 2000 – Champions Trophy
  2000 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)
  The 2000 Men's Champions Trophy took place from May 27 to June 4, 2000 in the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. Participating nations were: titleholders Australia, Germany, Great Britain, hosting nation Netherlands, Korea and Spain...
  
  , Amstelveen (2nd place)
• 2000 – Summer Olympics, Sydney (5th place)
• 2001 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Luzern (1st place)
• 2001 – Champions Trophy
  2001 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)
  The 2001 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy has been reorganised to take place in Rotterdam, Netherlands on the scheduled dates of November 3 to November 11, 2001. The event will take place at HC Rotterdam’s brand new NLG 24 million, 8,000-seating facility, which opened in August and will be the first...
  
  , Rotterdam (1st place)
• 2002 – World Cup
  2002 Men's Hockey World Cup
  The 2002 Hockey World Cup for men is the 10th tournament of the Hockey World Cup, held from February 24 to March 9, 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
  
  , Kuala Lumpur (1st place)
• 2002 – Champions Trophy
  2002 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)
  The 2002 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place at the Rot Weiss Köln Hockey Club in Cologne, Germany. The event started on August 31 and ended on September 8, 2002...
  
  , Cologne (2nd place)
• 2003 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Santander (1st place)
• 2003 – World Cup Indoor, Leipzig (1st place)
• 2003 – 2003 Men's Hockey European Nations Cup|European Nations Cup, Barcelona (1st place)
• 2004 – Summer Olympics
  Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Field Hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Hockey Centre located within the Helliniko Olympic Complex. The competitions for both men and women was split into two groups with the top two teams after the preliminary rounds progressing through to the semi-finals.-Men's...
  
  , Athens (3rd place)
• 2005 – World Games
  World Games
  The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games...
  
  , Duisburg (1st place)
• 2005 – 2005 Men's Hockey European Nations Cup|European Nations Cup, Leipzig (3rd place)
• 2006 – 11th World Cup
  2006 Men's Hockey World Cup
  The 2006 Hockey World Cup for men is the 11th edition of the Hockey World Cup. It held from September 6 to September 17, 2006 in Mönchengladbach, Germany....
  
  , Mönchengladbach (1st place)