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Jakob Kölliker

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Jakob Kölliker
Born (1953-07-21) July 21, 1953 (age 71)
Biel/Bienne, Bern, Switzerland
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for EHC Biel-Bienne
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Current coach Chinese women's national team
Chinese men's national junior team
Coached for
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 1971–1995
Coaching career 1993–present

Jakob "Köbi" Kölliker (born 21 July 1953) is a retired Swiss ice hockey defenceman and current head coach of the Chinese women's national ice hockey team,[1] and the Chinese men's national junior ice hockey team.[2] During his playing career, he represented Switzerland at the Winter Olympics in 1976 and 1988, serving as team captain at the later. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2007.[1]

He was head coach of EV Bomo Thun of the Swiss Women's Hockey League A (SWHL A) from August 2019 to November 2020 and remains an advisor to the team.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Etchells, Daniel (28 March 2019). "IIHF Hall of Fame inductee appointed head coach of China's women's ice hockey team". Inside the Games. Bletchley, England. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Swiss legend helps China". International Ice Hockey Federation. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ^ Berger, Peter (11 November 2020). "Schluss nach 14 Monaten – Kölliker ist nicht mehr Trainer der Bomo-Frauen". Berner Zeitung (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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