Andy Schmid

André Schmid (born 30 August 1983) 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 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.

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.

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. Swiss Handball League MVP: 2008, 2009 All-Star Playmaker of the Danish Handball League: 2010 Handballer of the Year (Germany): 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