Lorenz Funk Explained

Lorenz Funk Sr. (17 March 1947 in Bad Tölz – 29 September 2017 in Greiling) was an ice hockey player who played for the West German national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics.^[1]

He came back from retirement to play with his sons Florian and Lorenz Jr.

Career

As a player Funk played with two teams in both Oberliga and Berlin-Liga leagues:

• EC Bad Tölz 1965–1972, 1989–1990
• BSC Preussen 1972–1981, 1983–1986, 1988, 2003
• Riessersee SC 1982–1983

As head coach he coached both his old teams and two other German professional teams:

• BSC Preussen 1983–1984, 1986–1987
• EC Bad Tölz 1988–1990
• SV Bayreuth 1900–1991 (Eishockey-Bundesliga league)
• Eisbären Berlin 1991–2000

He was manager, director and eventually president of the Berlin Capitals.

Awards

• 1990 Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Cross of Merit).

Notes and References

1. Lorenz Funk . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418083056/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fu/lorenz-funk-1.html . 2020-04-18 . dead.