Matthias Schwab (ice hockey player)

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AustriaAustria  Matthias Schwab Ice hockey player
Date of birth June 13, 1986
place of birth Zell am See , Austria
size 183 cm
Weight 82 kg
position center
number # 12
Shot hand Left
Career stations
until 2004 EK Zell am See
2004-2009 EC Red Bull Salzburg
2009-2010 EC Graz 99ers
2010-2011 EHC Linz

Matthias Schwab (born June 13, 1986 in Zell am See ) is a former Austrian ice hockey player who last played for the Black Wings Linz in the Austrian ice hockey league .

Career

Matthias Schwab began his career at EK Zell am See , where his older brother Thomas Schwab also plays. He was national league champion in 2002/03 and has played for the Austrian national team since the U14 . He took part in two U18 World Championships in Division I in 2003 and 2004 and achieved a fifth and a third place there. From 2004 he played in the squad of EC Red Bull Salzburg , where he was increasingly used in the Bundesliga in the 2006/07 season. From the 2007/08 season he was able to establish himself firmly in the squad of the Bundesliga team. Schwab was champion of the Austrian Ice Hockey Bundesliga (EBEL) in the 2006/07 and 2007/08 seasons . He scored his first Bundesliga goal on November 1, 2007 when the Red Bulls Salzburg played against the Vienna Capitals . He played the 2009/10 season with the EC Graz 99ers , before moving to the Upper Austrian club EHC Black Wings Linz . In 2011, Schwab ended his professional career due to an injury and a lack of financially attractive offers.

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personal data
SURNAME Schwab, Matthias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Zell am See