Ron Berteling

Ron Berteling
Date of birth	September 6, 1957
place of birth	Amsterdam , North Holland
size	183
Weight	79
position	striker
Career stations
1974-1986	Amstel Tijgers
1986-1995	Rotterdam Panda's
1996-2011	Amstel Tijgers

Ronald "Ron" Berteling (born September 6, 1957 in Amsterdam , Noord-Holland ) is a former Dutch ice hockey player and coach .

Berteling took part in 213 international ice hockey games between 1976 and 1999. With the Dutch national team , he won the C- World Championship in 1978 and the B-World Championship in 1979 , which qualified them for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid . This was the first time the Dutch had participated in the Olympics in ice hockey. The team reached the 9th place (out of 12 participants) at the Olympic tournament . Berteling made his last game for the national team in 1999 when he was nominated again for the C World Championship at the age of 41.

Berteling played for Amstel Tijgers and Rotterdam Panda's during his playing career . With both teams he won the national championships once. After the end of his career he worked as a trainer for Amstel Tijgers and their successor club, Amsterdam G’s . He repeatedly played isolated games for the clubs he supervised.

The Ron Bertelingschaal , the Dutch Supercup , which has been played since 2007 , was named after Berteling.

Web links

• Ron Berteling in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Ron Berteling at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Ron Berteling at hockeydb.com (English)