Naoki Tomita

Naoki Tomita
Date of birth	5th July 1970
place of birth	Cologne , Germany
size	184 cm
Weight	86 kg
position	Right wing
number	14th
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1988-1989	Cologne EC

Naoki Tomita , ( Japanese富田 直樹Tomita Naoki , born July 5, 1970 in Cologne ) is a former German ice hockey player of Japanese origin. The attacker began his career in 1979 in the youth department of the Kölner Haie , where he played until 1990. Tomita made his Bundesliga debut for the professional team of the KEC in the 1988/89 season when he was on the ice for the first and only time for the Rhinelander.

Naoki Tomita in the traditional team's jersey

In 2003, Naoki Tomita, as an initiator and founding member, brought the KEC “Die Haie” traditional team into being. The aim of the non-profit association is to support ice hockey players who do not belong to the professional squad. These are in particular players and alumni of the Kölner Haie and the predecessor club Kölner EC. Naoki Tomita has been a board member of the KEC since its inception.

Due to his Japanese origins and his expertise in ice hockey, Tomita was appointed a member of the Japan Ice Hockey Federation (JIHF) from April 2006 to May 2010 . As a member of the International & Marketing Committee , he was responsible for JIHF matters in Europe and represented the JIHF at the congresses of the International Ice Hockey Federation .

Web links

• Naoki Tomita on the homepage of the KEC “Die Haie” Traditionsmannschaft eV
• Naoki Tomita at rodi-db.de