Willy Bertschinger
Date of birth | 1955 |
place of birth | Dübendorf , Switzerland |
date of death | July 27, 2010 |
Place of death | Uster |
Nickname | Cowboy willu |
position | defender |
Career stations | |
1974-1980 | Zurich SC |
1980-1982 | EHC Biel |
1982-1983 | Zurich SC |
1983-1987 | EHC Dübendorf |
1987-1988 | EHC Uzwil |
1988-1989 | Zurich SC |
Willy Bertschinger (* 1955 in Dübendorf ; † July 27, 2010 in Uster ) was a Swiss national ice hockey player who was under contract with Zürcher SC and EHC Dübendorf in National League B for many years . In 1981 he won the Swiss championship with the EHC Biel .
Career
Willy Bertschinger began his career with Zürcher SC in 1974 and played for them in the second-rate National League B until 1980 . During this time he also completed the only five international matches of his career. In 1980 he moved to the first division at EHC Biel , with which he won the Swiss championship at the end of the 1980/81 season .
In 1982 he returned to the ZSC before he was active for the EHC Dübendorf in the NLB between 1983 and 1987 . A season at EHC Uzwil followed before returning to ZSC for the last time in 1988. With this he made it to the National League A in 1989 , but ended his career after this success. During his last season, he temporarily looked after the ZSC team as a player-coach.
In addition to ice hockey, he worked as an insurance agent. Bertschinger died in an accident in July 2010 at the age of 55.
Achievements and Awards
- 1981 Swiss champion with the EHC Biel
- 1989 Promotion to the National League A with the Zürcher SC
Web links
- Willy Bertschinger at eliteprospects.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ View: Willy Bertschinger died: Ex-hockey national team was only 54 years old. In: blick.ch. January 3, 2012, accessed March 17, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Werner Schweizer: Willy Bertschinger has died. In: tagesanzeiger.ch. August 3, 2010, accessed March 17, 2016 .
- ↑ Bertschinger Willy / Бертшингер Вилли. (No longer available online.) In: wh.5-games.ru. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016 ; accessed on March 17, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bertschinger, Willy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dübendorf , Switzerland |
DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 2010 |
Place of death | Uster , Switzerland |