Renato Tosio

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Renato Tosio

Born	(1964-11-16) November 16, 1964 Wil, SUI
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb)
Position	goaltender, #31
Caught	Left
Played for	SC Bern, EHC Chur
National team	Switzerland
Playing career	1980–2001

Renato Tosio (born November 16, 1964 in Wil, Switzerland) is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender. He is popular for his energetic style of play, for his sportsmanship and also for being a great entertainer and showman.

Playing career

Tosio began his professional career playing for EHC Chur, after playing in junior teams of the club since he was 8 years old. He stayed with Chur until the end of the 1986/87 season, twice winning the NLB championship and thus promoting to the NLA (in 1984 and 1986).

He then played 14 years for SC Bern, the first game on October 3, 1987 against EHC Biel and the final one on March 20, 2001 against HC Lugano.

He was Swiss Ice Hockey Champion for four times with SC Bern: 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997

His jersey number 31 has since been retired. Other retired numbers include 7 (Martin Rauch), 12 (Roland Dellsberger) and 16 (Sven Leuenberger). These numbers are inscribed on a huge banner below the roof of the PostFinance Arena, the home venue of the SC Bern.

Records

From February 23, 1985 to March 20, 2001 Tosio played 713 NL games in a row, without missing one due to illness or injury.

Career statistics


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO
1979-80	EHC Chur	NLB	3	0	3	0	123	14	0
1981-82	EHC Chur	NLB	21	12	6	3	1260	89	0
1982-83	EHC Chur	NLB	37	26	9	2	2340	115	2
1983-84	EHC Chur	NLB	42	28	11	3	2519	136	2
1984-85	EHC Chur	NLA	35	3	30	2	1919	193	0
1985-86	EHC Chur	NLB	41	21	13	7	2479	137	1
1986-87	EHC Chur	NLA	36	10	24	2	2155	164	1
1987-88	SC Bern	NLA	36	12	20	4	2158	147	1
1988-89	SC Bern	NLA	47	32	11	4	2808	136	3
1989-90	SC Bern	NLA	47	28	13	6	2826	142	3
1990-91	SC Bern	NLA	46	37	3	6	2735	100	4
1991-92	SC Bern	NLA	47	30	11	6	2789	118	6
1992-93	SC Bern	NLA	41	22	15	4	2465	133	0
1993-94	SC Bern	NLA	41	20	17	4	2498	115	2
1994-95	SC Bern	NLA	42	21	18	3	2559	138	1
1995-96	SC Bern	NLA	47	27	16	4	2840	126	2
1996-97	SC Bern	NLA	59	38	19	2	3564	170	5
1997-98	SC Bern	NLA	47	22	18	7	2864	152	2
1998-99	SC Bern	NLA	51	24	22	5	3215	176	2
1999-00	SC Bern	NLA	50	20	23	7	2850	149	1
2000-01	SC Bern	NLA	54	26	19	9	3355	128	3
NLB Totals			144	87	321	42	8721	491	6
NLA Totals			726	372	279	75	43600	2287	36
NL Totals			870	459	321	90	52321	2778	42

International play

Renato Tosio played a total of 183 games for the Swiss national team, 145 on the ice and 38 as substitute goaltender.

He participated in the following tournaments:

5 A World Championships: 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995

5 B World Championships: 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1997

2 Olympic Games: 1988 in Calgary and 1992 in Lillehammer

GP	W	L	T	GA	SO
145	57	71	17	515	6

Tosio wore jersey number 28 in the national team.

Awards

Winner of the Jacques Plante Trophy: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997

Swiss Hockey Award: 2003

References

Benoit, Pierre (2001). Renato Tosio – Einer für Alle. Mäder Offsetdruck. (ISBN 3-9521403-2-5).

Authority control	VIAF: 3393697 GND: 123982715

Persondata
Name	Tosio, Renato
Alternative names
Short description	Swiss ice hockey player
Date of birth	November 16, 1964
Place of birth	Wil, SUI
Date of death
Place of death

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