Xaver Unsinn
| Xaver Unsinn | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 29, 1929 Füssen, Germany |
| Died | 4 January 2012 (aged 82) Füssen, Germany |
| Played for | EV Füssen (Bundesliga) ESV Kaufbeuren (Bundesliga) |
| National team |  West Germany |
| Playing career | 1946–1962 |
Xaver Unsinn (29 November 1929 – 4 January 2012) was a German ice hockey player and coach. His greatest success was winning the bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics as coach of the German national team.[1] He also competed at the 1952 and 1960 Winter Olympics.[2]
Unsinn was coach of the German national team on three occasions, 1964, 1975 to 1977 and, again, from 1981 to 1990, coaching the team in 221 internationals.[1]
As a player, he spent most of his career with the EV Füssen, which he won eight national German championships with. As a club coach he also won three German and one Swiss national championships with the Düsseldorfer EG, Berliner SC and SC Bern.[3]
He is a member of the IIHF Hall of Fame and has also been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mr. Eishockei" Xaver Unsinn verstorben (German) kicker.de, published: 5 January 2011, accessed: 7 January 2011
- ↑ "Xaver Unsinn". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ Mister „Eishockei“ (German) Frankfurter Allgemeine, published: 29 November 2009, accessed: 7 January 2011
- ↑ „Mr. Eishockei“ Xaver Unsinn wird 80 (German) focus.de, published: 29 November 2009, accessed: 7 January 2011