Dmitry Kuzelev

Dmitry Leonidovich Kuzelev (Дмитрий Леонидович Кузелев) (born 1 November 1969) is a Russian handball player.

Dmitry Kuzelev
Personal information
Born	(1969-11-01) 1 November 1969 (age 56) Kemerovo Oblast, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000-1998	Chekhovskiye Medvedi
1998-2007	GWD Minden
2007-2009	Aarhus GF
2009-2011	Orlen Wisła Płock
2009-2011	SKIF Krasnodar
National team
Years	Team	Apps
	Russia	58
Medal record Representing  Russia Men's handball Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team European Championships 2000 Croatia Team

He played for the Russia men's national handball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where Russia won the gold medal.^[1] He also won silver medals at the 2000 European Championship, losing to Sweden in the final.

Club career

He started his career at Chekhovskiye Medvedi in Moscow, where he won the Russian championship in 1994 and 1995. In 1998 he joined German side GWD Minden.^[2] He played 274 games for the club, scoring 1010 goals, which made him one of the most prolific goalscorers on the team^[3]

After 9 years at the club he left to join Danish side Aarhus GF.^[4][5]

Two years later he joined Polish team Orlen Wisła Płock. In 2011, he won the Polish Championship with the club.^{[citation needed]}

For the 2011-12 he returned to Russia to join SKIF Krasnodar.