Herbert Lübking

Herbert Lübking
Personal information
Born 23 October 1941 (1941-10-23) (age 84)
Minden-Dankersen, Germany
Nationality German
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
Years Team
1949–1960
TSV Grün-Weiß Dankersen
Senior clubs
Years Team
1960–1970
TSV Grün-Weiß Dankersen
1970–1978
TuS Nettelstedt
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1973
Germany 118 (532)
1962–1973
Germany Outdoor 21 (118)
Teams managed
1976–1978
TuS Nettelstedt (as player-coach)
1978–1982
TBV Lemgo
1983
TuS Lahde/Quetzen
1984–1984
TuS 09 Möllbergen

Herbert Lübking (born October 23, 1941, in Minden-Dankersen) is a former West German handball player and coach who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

In 1972 he was part of the West German team which finished sixth in the Olympic tournament.[1] He played all six matches and scored nine goals.[2]

At the 1967 World Men's Handball Championship he was the topscorer with 38 goals.[3] Germany finished 6th at the tournament.

He held the Bundesliga record for most penalty goals in a single game (20) for more than 40 years from 1969 until Stefan Schröder beat in 2009 with 21.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Herbert Lübking". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  2. ^ Olympic results Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Oliver Treptow. Lexikon der Handballer (in German). Köln: Komet Verlag GmbH. p. 147. ISBN 3-89836-605-7.
  4. ^ "Rekord für die Ewigkeit" (in German). Bild.