Xaver Unsinn
German ice hockey player and coach
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Xaver Unsinn (29 November 1929 – 4 January 2012) was a German ice hockey player and coach. His greatest success was winning the bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics as coach of the German national team.[1] He also competed at the 1952 and 1960 Winter Olympics.[2]
| Xaver Unsinn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
29 November 1929 | ||
| Died |
4 January 2012 (aged 82) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
EV Füssen (Bundesliga) ESV Kaufbeuren (Bundesliga) | ||
| National team |
 West Germany | ||
| Playing career | 1950–1962 | ||
Unsinn was coach of the German national team on three occasions, 1964, 1975 to 1977 and, again, from 1981 to 1990, coaching the team in 221 internationals.[1]
As a player, he spent most of his career with the EV Füssen, which he won eight national German championships with. As a club coach he also won three German and one Swiss national championships with the Düsseldorfer EG, Berliner SC and SC Bern.[3]
He was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany,[4] and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1998.[1][5]
He died on 4 January 2012.[6]