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]
| Xaver Unsinn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
29 November 1929 Füssen, Germany | ||
| Died |
4 January 2012 (aged 82) Füssen, Germany | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Played for |
EV Füssen (Bundesliga) ESV Kaufbeuren (Bundesliga) | ||
| National team |
 West Germany | ||
| Playing career | 1950–1962 | ||
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 was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany,[4] and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1998.[1][5]
He died on 4 January 2012.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c ""Mr. Eishockei" Xaver Unsinn verstorben". Kicker (in German). Nuremberg, Germany. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Xaver Unsinn". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ Mister „Eishockei“ (in German) Frankfurter Allgemeine, published: 29 November 2009, accessed: 7 January 2011
- ^ „Mr. Eishockei“ Xaver Unsinn wird 80 (in German) focus.de, published: 29 November 2009, accessed: 7 January 2011
- ^ "Eishockeypersönlichkeiten Deutschlands". Bürgerzeitung Duisburg (in German). Duisburg, Germany. 2003. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Xaver Unsinn has died
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database