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| Born | 17 March 1947 (1947-03-17) Bad Tölz | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 September 2017 (2017-09-30) (aged 70) Greiling | ||||||||||||||
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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.
He came back from retirement to play with his sons Florian and Lorenz Jr.
Career
As a player Funk played with two teams in both Oberliga and Berlin-Liga leagues:
- EC Bad Tölz 1965–1972, 1989–1990
- BSC Preussen 1972–1981, 1983–1986, 1988, 2003
- Riessersee SC 1982–1983
As head coach he coached both his old teams and two other German professional teams:
- BSC Preussen 1983–1984, 1986–1987
- EC Bad Tölz 1988–1990
- SV Bayreuth 1900–1991 (Eishockey-Bundesliga league)
- Eisbären Berlin 1991–2000
He was manager, director and eventually president of the Berlin Capitals.
Awards
- 1990 Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Cross of Merit).
References
- 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.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Lorenz Funk at Olympedia (archive)
- Lorenz Funk at Olympics.com
- 1947 births
- 2017 deaths
- Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany
- Olympic ice hockey players for West Germany
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- West German ice hockey forwards
- Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Sportspeople from Bad Tölz
- Ice hockey people from Upper Bavaria
- German ice hockey forwards