Lorenz Funk Sr. (17 March 1947 in Bad Tölz – 29 September 2017 in Greiling) was an ice hockey player who played for the West German national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics.[1]

Lorenz Funk
Personal information
Born17 March 1947 (1947-03-17)
Bad Tölz
Died29 September 2017 (2017-09-30) (aged 70)
Greiling
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Innsbruck Team

He came back from retirement to play with his sons Florian and Lorenz Jr.

Career

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As a player Funk played with two teams in both Oberliga and Berlin-Liga leagues:

As head coach he coached both his old teams and two other German professional teams:

He was manager, director and eventually president of the Berlin Capitals.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lorenz Funk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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