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.
Web links
- Matthias Schwab at hockeydb.com (English)
- Matthias Schwab at eurohockey.com
- Matthias Schwab at eliteprospects.com (English)
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SURNAME | Schwab, Matthias |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1986 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zell am See |