Background
Schliemann was born in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia on 4 July 1962, and joined the ranks of the RTHC Bayer Leverkusen youth team
Schliemann was born in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia on 4 July 1962, and joined the ranks of the RTHC Bayer Leverkusen youth team
He competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal. In 1982 Schliemann made his debut in the senior team At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Schliemann was a replacement for Tobias Frank and with the team took the silver medal in the team competition.
At the World Cup in 1990 in Lahore, Schliemann and national team finished in fourth place.
Between 1982 and 1991, Schliemann played in 112 international matches, including 34 indoors. Since his hockey career, Schliemann has worked as a purchasing agent for Bayer AG.