Erhard "Sepp" Wunderlich (14 December 1956 – 4 October 2012) was a German handball player.

Wunderlich was born in Augsburg. As a member of the West German handball team, he won the 1978 World Men's Handball Championship and the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. At the latter tournament he played all six matches and scored 22 goals.

Erhard Wunderlich

He played club handball for the VfL Gummersbach from 1976 to 1983 when he left to join FC Barcelona. He later returned to Germany to play for the TSV Milbertshofen. During his club career he won four European Cups and two German Championships. In 1999 he was voted German Handballer of the Century.

Erhard Wunderlich

He died, aged 55, in Cologne of skin cancer. He was buried in his home town Augsburg, as was his last wish, on 10 October 2012.

Erhard Wunderlich

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1956 births

2012 deaths

German male handball players

German expatriate sportspeople in Spain

FC Barcelona Handbol players

Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Olympic handball players for West Germany

West German male handball players

Olympic silver medalists for West Germany

Olympic medalists in handball

Sportspeople from Augsburg

Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics