Ulrich Liebsch

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GermanyGermany  Ulrich Liebsch Ice hockey player
Date of birth 17th August 1966
place of birth Geretsried , Bavaria , Germany
Nickname Uli
size 182 cm
Weight 82 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1984-1985 TuS Geretsried
1985-1990 EHC Freiburg
1990-1994 Cologne Sharks
1994-1995 TuS Geretsried
1995-1998 Berlin Capitals
1998-2001 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen

Ulrich "Uli" Liebsch (born August 17, 1966 in Geretsried ) is a German ice hockey coach who was the head coach of the Ravensburg Towerstars in the 2nd Bundesliga in the 2011/12 season . As a player he was active in the Bundesliga and the DEL from 1984 to 2001 .

Career as a player

Uli Liebsch began his career as an ice hockey player in his hometown Geretsried . For the first team of TuS he only played in the 1984/85 season in what was then the 2nd League South and finished last with the team there, which would have meant relegation. However, he stayed in the second division and was hired by EHC Freiburg , with whom he was promoted to the Bundesliga in 1988. In total, the attacker stayed in Breisgau for five years.

In 1990 the Cologne EC brought him to the Rhine. Liebsch stayed in the cathedral city for four years, and in 1994 he returned to his hometown. He supported Geretsried for one season in the 1st League South. Because the foreigner limit was relaxed in the DEL, which is why many German players switched to the second division. In 1995 he was hired again in the highest German league: The Preussen Devils took him under contract. In 1998 he moved to SC Bietigheim-Bissingen in the second highest division.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Main round Play-offs
season team league Sp T A. Pt SM Sp T A. Pt SM
1984/85 TuS Geretsried 2nd League South 46 13 11 24 24
1985/86 EHC Freiburg 2nd League South 54 24 21st 45 42
1986/87 EHC Freiburg 2nd League South 44 27 30th 57 24
1987/88 EHC Freiburg 2nd League South 53 25th 22nd 47 33
1988/89 EHC Freiburg Bundesliga 35 12 5 17th 18th
1989/90 EHC Freiburg Bundesliga 34 11 13 24 16
1990/91 Cologne Sharks Bundesliga 40 15th 13 28 20th 14th 0 0 0 8th
1991/92 Cologne Sharks Bundesliga 36 7th 6th 13 4th 4th 1 0 1 4th
1992/93 Cologne Sharks Bundesliga 23 2 9 11 10 12 3 1 4th 6th
1993/94 Cologne Sharks Bundesliga 44 4th 2 6th 20th 10 1 0 1 5
1994/95 TuS Geretsried 1st League South 45 35 51 86 34
1995/96 Prussian Devils DEL 39 1 7th 8th 12 11 0 3 3 2
1996/97 Berlin Capitals DEL 45 4th 3 7th 8th 3 0 1 1 4th
1997/98 Berlin Capitals DEL 35 0 4th 4th 14th
1998/99 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen Bundesliga 60 20th 37 57 38
1999/2000 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 2nd league 53 11 20th 31 28
2000/01 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen 2nd league 33 3 10 13 18th
DEL total 119 5 14th 19th 34 14th 0 4th 4th 6th

( 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 )

Career as a coach

During his engagement with the Steelers, he already accompanied the club's youth work. Therefore, he moved there in 2001 to the coaching bench. All junior teams were promoted to the highest divisions under his leadership. Due to his success, he took over the post of head coach in 2004, and in 2005 also that of sporting director at SC Bietigheim-Bissingen. In December 2006, when the goal of reaching the play-offs was in danger, he was fired from the Steelers.

For the 2007/08 season he joined the coaching team of the DEL Club Iserlohn Roosters , where he worked as an assistant coach behind the Canadian Rick Adduono . Iserlohn's manager Karsten Mende played with Liebsch at the Kölner Haien between 1991 and 1994, which is why the contacts were quickly made. Also in the next year he remained assistant coach under the new coach Steve Stirling . When this was released early, however, Liebsch rose to head coach of the Roosters. After the season he was confirmed as the new coach for the 2009/10 season and thus became the first German head coach in the Roosters' DEL history. On December 18, 2009, he extended his contract to 2011. In his first season as chief executive, Liebsch led his team to eleventh place, but was dismissed in December 2010. In mid-July 2011 he was introduced as the new head coach of Towerstars Ravensburg .

Club stations

season team function
2001-2004 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen Head of youth work
2004-2006 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen Head coach
2005-2006 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen Sports director
2007-2009 Iserlohn Roosters Assistant coach
2009-2010 Iserlohn Roosters Head coach
2011–2012 Tower stars Ravensburg Head coach

Private

Uli Liebsch has two sons who also play ice hockey. Milan Liebsch (* 1987) is under contract with EV Lindau and Melvin Liebsch (* 1990) plays in the junior Bundesliga for SC Bietigheim-Bissingen.

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personal data
SURNAME Liebsch, Ulrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Liebsch, Uli (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Geretsried