Lorenz Funk junior
Date of birth | 2nd January 1969 |
place of birth | Bad Toelz , Germany |
size | 185 cm |
Weight | 95 kg |
position | striker |
Shot hand | Left |
Career stations | |
1986-1989 | EC Bad Toelz |
1989-1992 | EV Landshut |
1992-1996 | Düsseldorfer EG |
1996-2000 | Polar bears Berlin |
2000-2001 | Düsseldorfer EG |
2001-2002 | Berlin Capitals |
2002-2004 | Hanover Scorpions |
Lorenz Funk (born January 2, 1969 in Bad Tölz ) is a former German ice hockey player who has played in the German ice hockey league for the Düsseldorfer EG , Eisbären Berlin , Berlin Capitals and Hannover Scorpions, among others . His father Lorenz Funk senior and his brother Florian were also professional ice hockey players.
Career
Lorenz Funk began his career as an ice hockey player in his hometown at EC Bad Tölz , for whose professional team he played in the 2nd League South from 1986 to 1989 . The attacker then switched to Bundesliga club EV Landshut , for whom he was on the ice for three years before he was signed by the Düsseldorfer EG in the summer of 1992 . With the team from the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, he won the German championship in the 1992/93 and 1995/96 seasons.
Following this success, Funk signed a contract with the Eisbären Berlin , with whom he reached third place in the European Hockey League on an international level in the 1998/99 season . After four years he left the capital city before the 2000/01 season and returned to Düsseldorfer EG, which in the meantime had been relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga and had been promoted to the German Ice Hockey League in the previous year . After the season, the left shooter was signed by the Berlin Capitals , which he also left after just one year after they withdrew from the DEL in 2002. Funk ended his career with the Hanover Scorpions , for which he played until 2004.
From the 2009/10 season Lorenz Funk became manager and in the 2011/2012 season also manager of the DEL Club Nürnberg Ice Tigers , where he was released on March 21, 2013.
Achievements and Awards
- 1993 German champion with the Düsseldorfer EG
- 1996 German champion with the Düsseldorfer EG
- 1999 3rd place in the European Hockey League with the Eisbären Berlin
DEL statistics
Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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Main round | 10 | 500 | 59 | 100 | 159 | 379 |
Playoffs | 3 | 27 | 4th | 5 | 9 | 12 |
Relegation round | 2 | 16 | 4th | 3 | 7th | 2 |
Web links
- Lorenz Funk junior at hockeydb.com (English)
- Lorenz Funk junior at eurohockey.com
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Funk, Lorenz junior |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Funk, Lorenz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd January 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Toelz , Germany |