Klaus Kater, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Klaus Kater

German handball player

Date of Birth: 16-Jun-1948

Place of Birth: Marienheide, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Profession: handball player

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Klaus Kater

  • Klaus Kater (born 16 June 1948 in Marienheide) is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He made his first steps on the handball court in Kotthausen.
  • For VfL Gummersbach, he played from 1966 until 1976.
  • In 1977, he moved to the third division, Bayer Leverkusen, with whom he rose several times in the second and first division.
  • Particularly well known that he was to face the seven-meter throw as close as possible in front of the shooter to cover the gate better and so provoke missed shots.
  • That was not unusual.
  • The successful method found many imitators, and it had to be installed to protect a mark in the goal crease in the allowable distance of three meters.In 1972, he was part of the West German team which finished sixth in the Olympic tournament.
  • He played five matches as goalkeeper.The trained toolmaker has two children.
  • Since 1978, he works for the Bayer plant in Leverkusen owned media company Dynevo GmbH.
  • He is currently retired.

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