Günter Oswald

Günter Oswald
Date of birth	1st July 1969
place of birth	Landshut , Germany
size	189 cm
Weight	84 kg
position	Right wing
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1988-1993	EV Landshut
1993-1995	Krefeld penguins
1995-1996	SC Riessersee
1996	Berlin Capitals
1996-1997	EV Landshut
1997-1998	TSV Erding
1998-1999	Kassel Huskies
1999-2001	TSV Erding
2001-2003	Krefeld penguins
2003-2006	ERC Ingolstadt
2006-2007	Straubing Tigers
2007-2008	Landshut cannibals
2009-2011	Landshut cannibals
2011-2013	EV Moosburg

Günter Oswald (born July 1, 1969 in Landshut ) is a former German ice hockey player and today - trainer and - functional . During his career he played for the Krefeld Pinguine , SC Riessersee , Berlin Capitals , EV Landshut , ERC Ingolstadt and Straubing Tigers in the German Ice Hockey League .

Career

Günter Oswald began his career as an ice hockey player in his hometown in the youth team of EV Landshut , for whose professional team he was active in the Bundesliga from 1988 to 1993 . He then switched to their league rivals Krefeld Pinguine , with whom he also began the 1994/95 season in the newly founded German Ice Hockey League . In the 1995/96 season he played for the newly promoted team at SC Riessersee in the DEL. In the same year the SC Riessersee had to file for bankruptcy. The attacker then moved to the Berlin Capitals in the 1996/97 season . He started the season there and moved to his home club the Landshut Cannibals during the current season. 1997/98 Günter Oswald played for TSV Erding in the 2nd league (Hacker Pschorr League). In 1998/99 he played again in the DEL for the Kassel Huskies under the coach Hans Zach . After this season he returned to the Erding Jets and joined the team installed by Erich Kühnhackl for 2½ years . In 2000, the team initially made it to the 2nd Bundesliga but in 2001 had to be relegated to the top division again.

In the course of the 2002/03 season, Oswald was signed by his former club Krefeld Pinguine, with whom he then became German champion . There followed three years with their league rivals ERC Ingolstadt , as well as one with the Straubing Tigers , before the winger played again for Landshut for his home club from 2007 to 2008 and was only stopped in the final by the Kassel Huskies.

Following his playing career, Oswald took over on February 14, 2009 the coaching position at the Landshut Cannibals for the dismissed Canadian Mike Bullard , which he supervised until the end of the season. For the 2009/10 season, Landshut signed a new head coach, Tobias Abstreiter , whereupon Oswald was given the post of sporting director at the Cannibals.

In the 2009/10 season he dared a comeback and played for the Landshut Cannibals in the 2nd Bundesliga until 2011. He then ended his career at EV Moosburg .

International

For Germany , Oswald took part in the 1991 and 1995 World Championships .

Achievements and Awards

• 2000 Promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga with TSV Erding
• 2003 German champion with the Krefeld penguins
• 2005 German cup winner with the ERC Ingolstadt

DEL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	10	430	95	137	232	391
Playoffs	6th	51	17th	16	33	89

Web links

• Günter Oswald at hockeydb.com (English)
• Günter Oswald at eurohockey.com