Michael Liniger
 Michael Liniger 
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| Date of birth | November 29, 1979 |
| place of birth | Muri near Bern , Switzerland |
| Size | 177 cm |
| Weight | 87 kg |
| position | center |
| number | # 41 |
| Shot hand | Right |
| Career stations | |
| until 2000 | SCL Tigers |
| 2000-2001 | EHC Biel |
| 2001-2005 | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
| 2005-2007 | SCL Tigers |
| 2007-2016 | Kloten Flyers |
| 2016-2017 | GCK Lions |
Michael Liniger (born November 29, 1979 in Muri near Bern ) is a former Swiss ice hockey player and current coach who has been the head coach of the GCK Lions again since 2019 .
Career
Michael Liniger went through all of the junior departments at the SCL Tigers . He then moved to EHC Biel in the National League B for one season . He had a good season with 17 goals and 24 assists . As a result, the HC Ambrì-Piotta became aware of him and committed him to the 2001/02 season . Liniger played in Ambrì for four years before moving back to the Emmental for the SCL Tigers. Here he became an important team support and team captain . On the 2007/08 season he was signed by the Kloten Flyers . Here he usually formed a successful storm with Marcel Jenni and Roman Wick before the latter left the team.
In 2016, Liniger switched to the GCK Lions , the ZSC Lions farm team , to work as a trainer in the youth field alongside his playing activities. For the 2017/18 season he was promoted to player-coach with the GCK Lions and in December 2017 even to the club's head coach. In the play-offs of 2018 he was promoted to assistant coach of the ZSC Lions and became Swiss champions with the team at the end of the season. For the following season he moved back to the GCK assistant coach position behind Leo Schumacher before he became Arno Del Curto's assistant coach at the ZSC Lions in January 2019 .
For the 2019/20 season he was again head coach of the GCK Lions.
International
Michael Liniger played 18 international matches for the Swiss national team .
Career statistics
| Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 1995/96 | SC Langnau | NLB | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996/97 | SC Langnau | NLB | 15th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996/97 | SC Langnau | Elite A Jr. | 35 | 16 | 16 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1997/98 | SC Langnau | NLB | 27 | 4th | 2 | 6th | 2 | 14th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997/98 | SC Langnau | Elite A Jr. | 16 | 13 | 6th | 19th | 26th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998/99 | SC Langnau | NLA | 32 | 2 | 4th | 6th | 8th | 11 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th | ||
| 1998/99 | SC Langnau | Elite A Jr. | 12 | 6th | 12 | 18th | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999/00 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 41 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000/01 | EHC Biel | NLB | 39 | 15th | 21st | 36 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2001/02 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 44 | 6th | 4th | 10 | 10 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002/03 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 44 | 3 | 4th | 7th | 22nd | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003/04 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 43 | 12 | 6th | 18th | 20th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004/05 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | NLA | 40 | 8th | 14th | 22nd | 26th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2005/06 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 44 | 5 | 4th | 9 | 75 | 6 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6th | ||
| 2006/07 | SCL Tigers | NLA | 40 | 9 | 10 | 19th | 36 | 15 1 | 2 | 6th | 8th | 26th | ||
| 2007/08 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 50 | 7th | 17th | 24 | 30th | 5 | 0 | 4th | 4th | 4th | ||
| 2008/09 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 48 | 14th | 17th | 31 | 12 | 15th | 6th | 7th | 13 | 8th | ||
| 2009/10 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 37 | 5 | 8th | 13 | 26th | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th | ||
| 2010/11 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 46 | 10 | 22nd | 32 | 46 | 18th | 3 | 4th | 7th | 10 | ||
| 2011/12 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 50 | 21st | 20th | 41 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012/13 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 18th | 3 | 6th | 9 | 8th | 1 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013/14 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 48 | 9 | 22nd | 31 | 34 | 14th | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8th | ||
| 2014/15 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 50 | 7th | 6th | 13 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2015/16 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 47 | 5 | 3 | 8th | 16 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016/17 | GCK Lions | NLB | 35 | 8th | 13 | 21st | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017/18 | GCK Lions | NLB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Elite A Juniors total | 63 | 35 | 34 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| NLB total | 122 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 64 | 26th | 9 | 3 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| NLA total | 722 | 127 | 169 | 296 | 441 | 93 | 20th | 24 | 43 | 40 | ||||
( 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 )
Web links
- Michael Liniger at eurohockey.com
- Michael Liniger at eliteprospects.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Playoffs with more Swiss top performers. In: gck.zsclions.ch. Retrieved April 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Hampi Rathgeb: Sunday was a feast day: Michael Liniger honored for 1001 games. In: gck.zsclions.ch. November 19, 2018, accessed February 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Change of coach: Arno del Curto takes over with immediate effect. In: zsclions.ch. January 14, 2019, accessed January 14, 2019 .
- ↑ Michael Liniger new head coach of the GCK Lions. April 18, 2019, accessed September 13, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Liniger, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muri near Bern , Switzerland |