Martin Friedli
Martin "Fred" Friedli (born May 24, 1974 in Thun ) is a former Swiss handball player . He played in the middle back during his playing days . After retiring in 2007, ten years later he was inducted into the Handball Hall of Fame , which was founded in 2017 .
Career
Friedli played for Wacker Thun from 1998 to 2006 and scored 1,891 goals in 322 games. In the seasons 2002/03 and 2005/06 he won the current SHV Cup twice (formerly the national cup). In 2005 he was instrumental in the surprising win of the EHF Challenge Cup with nine goals . He completed his last season in 2006/07 at BSV Bern (22 games, 131 goals), after actually announcing his retirement.
In the 2002/03 season Friedli was the top scorer of the National League A with 236 goals , which corresponds to an average of 7.2 goals per game. He is in fourth place in the NLA's all-time goalscorer list with an average of 5.9 goals per game.
Friedli played 19 times for the Swiss national team and scored 29 goals.
Personal
Martin Friedli is married and lives in Bern . In 2015 he founded his own company and is also committed to promoting young talent in handball.
Achievements & Awards
- 2002: Winning the SHV Cup with Wacker Thun
- 2003: Top scorer National League A
- 2005: Winning the EHF Challenge Cup with Wacker Thun
- 2006: Winning the SHV Cup with Wacker Thun
- 2017: Admission to the Handball Hall of Fame
Web links
- Martin Friedli in the Handball Hall of Fame
- Martin Friedli in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Marcel Burkhard: Friedli Martin. In: The Official - Handball Hall of Fame. April 30, 2019, accessed on July 22, 2019 (German).
- ↑ European Handball Federation - 2004/05 Men's Challenge Cup / Final. Accessed July 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Wacker, brave! Thun wins the Challenge Cup. December 1, 2011, accessed July 22, 2019 .
- ^ Resignation of Martin Friedli. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Men National League A: Eternal goalscorer list. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014 ; accessed on July 22, 2019 .
| Life's work | ||
| Legends |
Marc Baumgartner • Cho Chi-hyo • Antoine Ebinger • Peter Hürlimann • Robert Jehle • Jae-won Kang • Carlos Lima Fuentes • Robert Kostadinovich • Manuel Liniger • Christian Meisterhans • Martin Rubin • Stefan Schärer • Max Schär • Iwan Ursic • Arūnas Vaškevičius • Karin Weigelt • Ernst Züllig |
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| National League |
Martin Engeler • Martin Friedli • Rahel Furrer • Annina Ganz • Silvia Häfliger • Jaqueline Hasler-Petrig • Marcel Hess • Fabienne Huber • Gabriela Kottmann • Marco Kurth • Yvonne Leuthold • Andreas Merz • Azra Mustafoska • Barbara Umbricht |
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| Foreign players |
Edin Bašić • Georgios Chalkidis • Emil Feuchtmann Perez • Filip Jícha |
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| National team | ||
| Trainer |
Arno Ehret • Veronika Keller • Urs Mühlethaler • Goran Perkovac • Martin Rubin |
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| referee |
Andre Philipp Buache • Marco Meyer |
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| SURNAME | Friedli, Martin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Friedli, Fred (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tuna |