Uwe Gensheimer

Uwe Gensheimer (born 26 October 1986) is a German former professional handball player. Gensheimer is considered to be one of the best players in his position all-time, especially known by his "magic wrist" because of his ability to spin his shots. He captained both the German national team and his club Rhein-Neckar Löwen. On May 31, 2024, he retired, playing his last game against SC Magdeburg.

Since his retirement from playing he has been the sporting director at his former club Rhein-Neckar Löwen.

Career

Gensheimer started playing handball aged 5 at TV 1892 Friedrichsfeld. In 2003 he joined the youth ranks of the Bundesliga team SG Kronau-Östringen (later called Rhein-Necker Löwen). In his first season he won the Baden and South German youth championship and made his senior debut. In the 2004 season he was promoted from the 2nd Bundesliga liga, but he was relegated in the following season.

In 2006, 2007 and 2010 he reached the finals of the DHB-Pokal, but would lose all of them to either HSV Hambourg or THW Kiel. In 2013 he won his first title, when Rhein-Neckar Löwen won the 2012-13 EHF European Cup. In 2016 he was part of the team that won Löwen's first ever German Championship, as they beat SG Flensburg by a one point.

The following summer he joined French top team PSG Handball. In his first season he won the domestic double. In the 2016-17 EHF Champions League they reached the final, but they suffered a surprising defeat to RK Vardar. The following season they went out in the semifinal to league rivals HBC Nantes.

On 30 January 2019 he announced that he would return to Rhein-Neckar Löwen the following summer, on a contract until 2022. In December 2021 he extended his contract until 2024. His first seasons back with the Löwen was rather mixed, but in 2023 they won the DHB-Pokal beating SC Magdeburg after extra time and penalties.