Toni Forster

Toni Forster
Date of birth	July 20, 1957
place of birth	Immenstadt , Germany
size	178 cm
Weight	78 kg
position	defender
number	# 30
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1976-1980	EV Füssen
1980-1984	Cologne EC
1984-1985	ESV Kaufbeuren
1985-1990	Eintracht Frankfurt
1990-1991	EV Diez-Limburg
1991-1993	Frankfurt ESC

Anton "Toni" Forster (born July 20, 1957 in Immenstadt ) is a former German ice hockey player . Forster's brothers Helmut and Erwin were also ice hockey players in the Bundesliga .

Career

At the age of six he started ice skating in the Bambini team at EV Füssen . As it turned out relatively quickly that he had talent, he stayed in the club and played as a defender in all youth teams. In 1976 he joined the 1st team of EV Füssen and played there for five years in the 1st Bundesliga.

With his coach at the time, Heinz Weisenbach , he finally moved to Cologne EC , where he played for four years. In 1984 he became the captain of the KEC German champions. Then his way back to his Bavarian homeland, to ESV Kaufbeuren . After a year he moved to Hessen in 1985. Eintracht Frankfurt was playing in the 2nd Bundesliga at this time. This year in Frankfurt Toni Forster rose with his team and again as captain in the 1st Bundesliga and played there for five years as a defender. In 1990 he moved to EC Limburg for a year . In 1991 he was involved in founding a new club, the Frankfurt ESC , and put together a new team made up of former companions and Frankfurt players. He himself worked as a player and coach from 1991 to 1993 and was able to celebrate two promotions as regional and league champions before he ended his active career as a player in 1993.

Forster took part in 586 games, scored 170 goals and provided 343 assists.

After his sporting career, Toni Forster remained connected to ice hockey in Frankfurt. He switched to retail in ice hockey and initially worked for the company Sport Berntheusel. In 2006 he took over the business in the Frankfurt ice rink . Toni Forster supported the Frankfurt Lions and Young Lions Association. The Forster hockey shop is now one of the largest ice hockey and inline hockey dealers in the Rhine-Main area.

Game of Legends (2014)

In February 2014 Toni Forster took part in the Game of Legends. The event took place in front of a sold out Frankfurt ice rink with 7000 fans. This is where the Frankfurt championship team from 2004 met an all-star troupe from previous years. A corresponding supporting program for each individual player, as well as hanging the jerseys of old legends ( Trevor Erhardt , Ian Gordon , Jason Young , Patrick Lebeau and Michael Bresagk ) under the roof, make this day unforgettable for Frankfurt ice hockey. Forster took part as the oldest player at the age of 57.

Web links

• Toni Forster at rodi-db.de
• Toni Forster at eurohockey.com