Andy Schmid


André Schmid is a Swiss handball coach and former player, who is currently the head coach of the Swiss national team. He retired in February 2024. At the same time he announced that he would be taking over as a head coach of the Swiss national team.
He is considered the best Swiss men's player of all time, and one of the best playmakers of his generation. He holds the record for most goals for the Swiss national team, as well as 4th most matches.
He was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.

Career

Schmid started at the youth team of BSV Borba Luzern. From 2002 to 2004 he played for the Nationalliga B team SG Stans/Luzern. In 2004 he joined Grasshopper Club Zürich in the top division, where he played until 2007.
He then joined ZMC Amicitia Zürich, where he won the Swiss Championship twice. In 2009 he joined Danish side Bjerringbro-Silkeborg. In his only season at the club, he won bronze medals.
In March 2010 he announced that he would join German club Rhein-Neckar Löwen for the 2010-11 season on a four year contract. He was a key player for the team, when they won their first title in 2013, the EHF European Cup. In the 2015-16 he was part of the Löwen team, that won their first German Championship. The following season they won the German championship for a second time. In 2018 he also won the DHB-Pokal.
In 2022 he returned to Switzerland and joined HC Kriens-Luzern. In February 2023 he announced that he would retire after the 2023-24 season.

National team

Schmid made his debut for the Swiss national team on 19 December 2003 in a match against Luxembourg.
In January 2021, at the age of 37, he parcitipated in his first World Championship. The team reached the main round of the tournament, and finished 16th. He had the second most Player-of-the-match awards with 3, only behind Sweden's Andreas Palicka.
At the 2024 European Championship, in the third game in the preliminary round, he scored his goal number 1094 for Switzerland, which made him the most scoring player for Switzerland ever.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, he became the head coach of the Swiss national team, and signed a contract until 2028.

Statistics

Achievements

  • EHF Cup:
  • *Winner: 2013
  • Swiss Handball League:
  • *Winner: 2008, 2009
  • Swiss Cup:
  • *Winner: 2023
  • Handball-Bundesliga:
  • *Winner: 2016, 2017
  • DHB-Pokal:
  • *Winner: 2018
  • DHB-Supercup:
  • *Winner: 2016, 2017, 2018

    Individual awards

  • Handball-Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Swiss Handball League MVP: 2008, 2009
  • All-Star Playmaker of the Danish Handball League: 2010
  • Handballer of the Year : 2017
  • EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.
  • Swiss Handballer of the year: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Swiss Handball coach of the year: 2025