Mats Waltin ( Swede. Mats Waltin ; October 7, 1953 , Stockholm ) - a famous Swedish hockey player , defender. Winner of the Olympic Games and World Championships . After the end of his career, he switched to coaching.
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| Position | defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The weight | 78 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 7, 1953 (aged 65) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards and achievements
- 2.1 Hockey player
- 2.2 Trainers
- 3 References
Biography
He began his career at the Södertälje club. From 1978 to 1984, he played for one of the country's most popular clubs, Djurgarden . In addition to playing in the local championship, Valtin played for 5 years in Switzerland in the Lugano and Zug teams. For a long time he entered the Swedish national team .
After completing his hockey career, Valtin became a coach. He has worked with clubs from Sweden, Switzerland, Austria and Norway. At various times, he led the national teams of Switzerland and Slovenia . In 2002, he was an assistant with Anders Hedberg in the Swedish national team at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics . After their graduation, Valtin served as general manager of the team. He also held a similar position in Djurgarden.
Awards and Achievements
Hockey
- Olympic bronze medalist (1980, 1984)
- Silver medalist of the World Cup (1977, 1981)
- World Championship bronze medalist (1975, 1976, 1979)
- Champion of Sweden (1983, 1990)
- Champion of Switzerland (1986, 1987)
Coach
- Champion of Sweden (2000, 2001)
Links
- Mats Valtin - Stats on Eliteprospects.com
- Mats Valtin - Stats at The Internet Hockey Database