Carsten Lichtlein

"Lichtlein" redirects here. For his nephew, also a German handball player, see Nils Lichtlein.

Carsten Lichtlein (born 4 November 1980) is a former German handball player and goalkeeper. He is a World champion from 2007 with the German national team, a European champion from 2004 and from 2016 and participated on the German team that finished 4th at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship.^[1][2]

Carsten Lichtlein
Personal information
Born	(1980-11-04) 4 November 1980 (age 44) Würzburg, Germany
Nationality	German
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	TG Heidingsfeld
0000–2000	TV Kirchzell
2000–2005	TV Großwallstadt
2005–2013	TBV Lemgo
2013–2019	VfL Gummersbach
2019–2020	HC Erlangen
2020–2022	GWD Minden
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2016	Germany	220	(1)
Medal record World Championship 2007 Germany 2003 Portugal European Championship 2004 Slovenia 2016 Poland

Club player

Lichtlein won the EHF Cup in 2006 with TBV Lemgo.

Private life

His nephew, Nils Lichtlein, is also a handball player for the German national team.^[3]

Achievements

• European Championship:
  •  Gold: 2016