Manuel Geier

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Manuel Geier
Date of birth January 8, 1988
place of birth Judenburg , Austria
size 180 cm
Weight 77 kg
position striker
number # 21
Shot hand Right
Career stations
2002-2007 EV Zeltweg
2007-2008 IFK Arboga IK
since 2008 EC KAC

Manuel Geier (born January 8, 1988 in Judenburg ) is an Austrian ice hockey player who has been playing for the EC KAC in the Austrian ice hockey league since 2008 .

Career

Manuel Geier (left) in the face-off against Brock McBride

Manuel Geier began his career in the youth teams of the former national league team EV Zeltweg and made his debut in the 2003/04 season in the combat team. A year later he already had a regular place in the squad. During the season, the Bundesliga club EC KAC became aware of him and his twin brother Stefan and signed the two players.

For the 2007/08 season, the brothers were awarded to the Swedish third division club IFK Arboga IK , where the two completed the full season and finished with good statistics. In the summer of 2008 the brothers returned to the EC KAC and together with David Schuller as the center they formed a quick and playfully good line of attack. This season, the team succeeded in winning the championship title due to the great depth of the squad . After two runner-up championships in 2011 and 2012, Geier won the Austrian championship title again with the Klagenfurt team in 2013. He was able to increase his score every season. While he had achieved 25 points in 2013/14, there were already 35 points in 2014/15 and 58 as Alternate Captain in 2015/16.

He started the 2016/17 season as team captain of the KAC, but was knocked down by defender David Makowski in the first game against Fehérvár AV19 and his shoulder injured, which is why he is expected to be out for several weeks.

International

In the junior division, Geier took part with the Austrian selection in the U18 World Championships in Division I in 2005 and 2006 and in the U20 World Championships in Division I in 2007 and 2008 .

Geier made his debut in the men's national team on November 5, 2009 in the 2-4 defeat in the friendly against Belarus in Babrujsk . In 2012 and 2014 , the striker took part in the Division I World Championships with the team from the Alpine region. In both tournaments the promotion to the top division succeeded. In 2015 he played for the first time in the top division with the Alpenländers, but had to accept the immediate relegation, so that he played again in Division I in 2016 .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2002/03 EV Zeltweg U20 Austria U20 26th 3 8th 11 20th - - - - -
2003/04 EV Zeltweg U20 Austria U20 16 18th 19th 37 88 - - - - -
2003/04 EV Zeltweg Austria2 27 1 8th 9 20th - - - - -
2004/05 EV Zeltweg U20 Austria U20 5 4th 7th 11 18th - - - - -
2004/05 EV Zeltweg Austria2 30th 6th 8th 14th 36 - - - - -
2005/06 EV Zeltweg Austria2 38 5 12 17th 77 - - - - -
2006/07 EV Zeltweg Austria2 28 9 15th 24 48 10 3 3 6th 12
2007/08 IFK Arboga Division 1 30th 5 9 14th 28 - - - - -
2008/09 EC-KAC EBEL 52 1 7th 8th 30th 17th 0 5 5 20th
2009/10 EC-KAC EBEL 53 6th 5 11 30th 7th 0 0 0 8th
2010/11 EC-KAC EBEL 54 9 8th 17th 53 16 3 3 6th 10
2011/12 EC-KAC EBEL 48 5 8th 13 14th 16 1 8th 9 6th
2012/13 EC-KAC EBEL 53 3 7th 10 25th 15th 3 2 5 4th
2013/14 EC-KAC EBEL 54 7th 18th 25th 17th - - - - -
2014/15 EC-KAC EBEL 51 12 17th 29 28 9 3 3 6th 6th
2015/16 EC-KAC EBEL 54 24 29 53 24 7th 3 3 6th 2
2016/17 EC-KAC EBEL 37 10 10 20th 24 14th 4th 6th 10 14th
2017/18 EC-KAC EBEL 31 2 4th 6th 20th 6th 0 0 0 2
2018/19 EC-KAC EBEL 12 1 3 4th 10
Austria2 total 123 21st 43 64 181 10 3 3 6th 12
EBEL total 499 80 116 196 275 107 17th 30th 47 72

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

International

year team event Sp T V Pt SM
2005 U18 Austria U18 World Cup, Div. I. 5 0 1 1 8th
2006 U18 Austria U18 World Cup, Div. I. 5 1 4th 5 6th
2007 U20 Austria U20 World Cup, Div. I. 5 3 2 5 8th
2008 U20 Austria U20 World Cup, Div. I. 5 0 5 5 2
2012 Austria WM, Div. I. 5 1 2 3 10
2014 Austria WM, Div. I. 5 0 0 0 4th
2015 Austria WM 6th 0 0 0 2
2016 Austria WM, Div. I. 5 1 2 3 0
2016 Austria Olympic qualification 3 0 1 1 4th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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EC KAC squad in the 2020/21 season
personal data
SURNAME Vulture, Manuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Judenburg , Austria