) is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 goalkeeper who currently plays for THW Kiel

THW Kiel

THW Kiel is a team handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, THW Kiel competes in the German First League of Handball and is German record champion with 16 titles....

. Member of the French national team

France national handball team

France national handball team is the handball team, supervised by the French Handball Federation, that represents France in the international matches....

 since 1999, he won all major titles with the team: world champion (three times), European champion (twice) and olympic champion (once).

He is widely considered to be one of the best handball goalkeepers of all times, and is the third goalkeeper so far to have been elected best player of the world by the International Handball Federation

International Handball Federation

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 (the two others being Henning Fritz

Henning Fritz

Henning Fritz was born on September 21, 1974 in Magdeburg, Germany. He is a German Handball goalkeeper. He is also the first goalkeeper to be named World Player of the Year, in 2004....

, in 2004, and Árpád Sterbik, in 2005). In his current club (THW Kiel

THW Kiel

THW Kiel is a team handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, THW Kiel competes in the German First League of Handball and is German record champion with 16 titles....

), his nickname is Die Mauer (The Wall).

Club career

Omeyer started handball at age 9 in Cernay

Cernay

Cernay is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:*Cernay, Calvados, in the Calvados département*Cernay, Eure-et-Loir, in the Eure-et-Loir département*Cernay, Haut-Rhin, in the Haut-Rhin département...

 (Alsace

Alsace

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). In 1994, he joined his first professional club, Sélestat. His save percentage being up to 50%, he caught the attention of the best club in the French championship, Montpellier

Montpellier HB

Montpellier Agglomération Handball, formerly Montpellier HB, is a team handball club from Montpellier, France.In 2003, Montpellier won the biggest prize in European club handball, the EHF Champions League, rallying from an eight-goal deficit after the first leg. They are the only French team ever...

. Quickly becoming the first choice goalkeeper, he won five championships (from 2002 to 2006) and five national cups (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006). The biggest highlight of his time there is the win of the 2003 EHF Champions League

EHF Champions League

The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...

, a title that had never been won by a French club before.

In 2006, he decided to leave for a more competitive championship and joined the German club THW Kiel

THW Kiel

THW Kiel is a team handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, THW Kiel competes in the German First League of Handball and is German record champion with 16 titles....

, with whom he won the double championship

Bundesliga (handball)

The Handball-Bundesliga is the top German professional handball league. The league has been sponsored by Toyota since 2007 and therefore the league is called the Toyota Handball-Bundesliga...

-national cup in 2007 and 2008, plus a new Champions League in 2007 and 2010.

International career

He made his debut for the French national team

France national handball team

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 on September 19, 1999 against Romania

Romania national handball team

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. In 2001, he became World champion

World Men's Handball Championship

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 after beating Sweden

Sweden national handball team

The Sweden national handball team is the national handball team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. It is considered by many to be one of the most important national teams in handball...

 28-25 (after two extra-times) in the final.

In 2008, he became Olympic champion after an excellent tournament where he was voted best goalkeeper with a rate of 41% shots saved all over the competition. In the final, he saved 11 shots out of 39 to ensure France's 28-23 win over Iceland

Iceland national handball team

The Iceland national handball team is the national handball team of Iceland and is controlled by the Icelandic Handball Association.- World Championships :- European Championships :- Olympic games :- Current squad :...

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