Tess Lieder

Tess Lieder
Personal information
Born	(1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 31) Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Borussia Dortmund Handball
Number	12
Youth career
Years	Team
1999–2007	Hugo Girls
2007–2008	VZV
2008–2011	HandbalAcademie
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2008–2010	VOC Amsterdam
2010–2011	E&O Emmen
2011–2015	VfL Oldenburg
2015–2018	SG BBM Bietigheim
2018–2021	Odense Håndbold
2021–2022	CSM București
2023–	Borussia Dortmund Handball
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2024	Netherlands	144	(12)
Medal record Representing the  Netherlands World Championship 2019 Japan 2015 Denmark 2017 Germany European Championship 2016 Sweden 2018 France Youth World Championship 2010 Dominican Republic Junior European Championship 2011 Netherlands

Tess Lieder (née Wester, born 19 May 1993) is a Dutch retired handballer for the Dutch national team.^[1]

A full international with the Dutch national team since 2012, she won the silver medal in the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship with the Dutch team and became the goalkeeper with the highest percentage of saves in the tournament. Wester also reached fourth place with the Dutch team in the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[2][3][4]

Career

Wester started her career in 1999 at Hugo Girls, at the age of 5–6. In her youth career she also played for VZV and HandbalAcademie.

She played in the EHF Champions League with VOC Amsterdam in the 2008–09 season. Wester played in E&O Emmen since 2010 until 2011.

In 2011, she was signed for German club VfL Oldenburg, playing in the club until 2015 winning the German Cup in 2012. Wester was signed for Bundesliga club SG BBM Bietigheim. She won Bundesliga title with them and played in Champions League.

In 2018 she decided to take a step forward in her career and signed a contract with the ambitious Danish team, Odense Håndbold.^[5]

After her contract with Odense expired in 2021, she signed for Romanian club CSM București. She explained her decision was influenced by the fact that "CSM is a top team where expectations are high. That suits me well." as well as "This club not only wants to win the Champions League, but also has the experience to do so. ... I want to feel that trigger."

On the 21st of April 2022 it was announced that she informed her club, CSM about leaving at the end of the season with the intention of moving closer to her homeland.^[6] At the beginning of May 2022 she announced her pregnancy via Instagram.

International career

Wester played for the first time with the Dutch team in a friendly match against Romania on 2 October 2012.^[7]

She played in the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship with the Dutch team, achieving the final of the tournament, but losing against Norway 23–31.^[8]

She was called up to represent in the Dutch handball team in the 2016 Summer Olympics, achieving the fourth place after losing in the semi-finals against France 23–24, and in the bronze medal match against Norway 26–36.^[9][10][11]

Honours

Club competitions

• Romanian Cup:
  • Winner: 2022
• Romanian Supercup:
  • Finalist: 2021
• Damehåndboldligaen:
  • Winner: 2021
• Bundesliga:
  • Winner: 2017
• German Cup:
  • Winner: 2012

National team

• Youth World Championship:
  • Bronze Medalist: 2010
• Junior European Championship:
  • Silver Medalist: 2011
• World Championship:
  • Gold Medalist: 2019
  • Silver Medalist: 2015
  • Bronze Medalist: 2017
• European Championship:
  • Silver Medalist: 2016
  • Bronze Medalist: 2018

Individual awards

• All-Star team Best Goalkeeper of the World Championship: 2015,^[12] 2019

Personal life

She is married to Dutch footballer Mart Lieder. In May 2022 it was announced that she is expecting her first child.^[13] She gave birth to a girl, Flo on 18 November 2022.^[14]

References

1. "Tess Wester". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
2. "Norway demolishes Netherlands to take bronze | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
3. "2015 World Championship goalkeeper statistics" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
4. "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
5. "Wester kiest voor nieuwe stap naar 'ambitieus' Odense" (in Dutch). nos.nl. 6 April 2018.
6. "WESTER WIL DICHTERBIJ HUIS SPELEN" (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 May 2022.
7. "Tess Wester - Nationaal Handbalteam Dames". www.handbal.nl. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017.
8. "Grimsbø Shines as Norway Claim the Title". ihf.info. 20 December 2015.
9. Ulmer, Alexandra (20 August 2016). "Handball: Defending champions Norway find some consolation in bronze". Reuters.
10. "WESTER Tess Profile". Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
11. "Handbalkeepster Jankovic mee naar Rio" [Handball goalkeeper Jankovic off to Rio] (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
12. [1], IHF. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
13. "Handbalster Tess Wester en voetballer Mart Lieder verwachten eerste kind" (in Dutch). telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
14. "Handbalster Tess Wester is voor het eerst moeder geworden" (in Dutch). nu.nl. Retrieved 24 November 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Tess Lieder at the European Handball Federation
• Tess Lieder at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
• Tess Wester at Olympedia (archive)
• Tess Wester at Olympics.com