InternationalHad great international career ... Was a captain of the German National Team ... Played for the German National Team from 1973 to 1992 ... Participated at five Olympics, 15 World and European Championships and the 1984 Canada Cup ... Named to the World and European Championships All-Star Team in 1987 ... Won an Olympic bronze medal at Innsbruck in 1976 ... In total, he played 320 international games as a member of German team and scored 44 goals.
Career Considered one of the best defenceman in the history of German hockey ... Spent 23 seasons in the Bundesliga ... Played for SC Riessersee (1972-73), Augsburger EV (1973-74), EV Rosenheim (1974-75), Kolner EC (1976 to 1979 and 1982 to 1992), Dusseldorfer EG (1979 to 1982), EV Fussen (1982-83) and EV Landshut (1992 to 1996) ... Won the national title six times, all with Kolner EC ... Named Player-of-the-Year three times ... In his career in the Bundesliga, he played in 1020 games, collecting 346 goals and 535 assists for 881 points ... Played one NHL game with the Minnesota North Stars in 1981-82. |