Emil Handschin
Date of birth | March 19, 1928 |
place of birth | Basel , Switzerland |
date of death | May 27, 1990 |
Place of death | Basel , Switzerland |
position | defender |
Shot hand | Left |
Career stations | |
1945 | SC Bern |
1945-1946 | HC Davos |
1946-1961 | EHC Basel |
Emil Handschin (born March 19, 1928 in Basel ; † May 27, 1990 there ) was a Swiss ice hockey player . He played as a defender. He completed a total of 133 international matches for Switzerland at the Olympics (1948, 1952 and 1956) and World and European Championships (1950, 1951, 1953). At the 1948 Olympic Games in St. Moritz , he won the bronze medal with Switzerland.
Handschin began his career at SC Bern , where he played for a short time in 1945 before moving to HC Davos . From 1946 until the end of his career in 1961, he played at EHC Basel , where he achieved legendary status.
Handschin founded his own sanitary company , Emil Handschin AG , in 1962 . He died in Basel in 1990.
Web links
- Emil Handschin in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Emil Handschin AG
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Handschin, Emil |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1928 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel , Switzerland |
DATE OF DEATH | May 27, 1990 |
Place of death | Basel , Switzerland |