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René Fasel

1950 - Today

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René Fasel (born 6 February 1950) is a Swiss-Russian retired ice hockey administrator. He served as president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) from 1994 to 2021. He started his ice hockey career as a player for HC Fribourg-Gottéron, in 1960, and became a referee in 1972. He became president of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation in 1985, then was elected president of the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Fasel is the 25th most popular hockey player (up from 26th in 2019), the 455th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 515th in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, René Fasel ranks 25 out of 676. Before him are Jari Kurri, Alexander Ovechkin, Bobby Orr, Karel Hartmann, Valentin Loos, and Jacques Plante. After him are Igor Larionov, Art Langley, Sergei Makarov, Teemu Selänne, Vladimír Zábrodský, and Georges Vézina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, René Fasel ranks 331. Before him are Dave Stewart, Carlos Caszely, Lou Gramm, Boris Morukov, Rambhadracharya, and Rosi Mittermaier. After him are Arturo Márquez, Rino Gaetano, Francis Collins, Javier Mariscal, Piotr Szulkin, and Joey Kramer.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, René Fasel ranks 455 out of 1,015. Before him are Alexander Frei (1979), Paolo Macchiarini (1958), Granit Xhaka (1992), Romain Grosjean (1986), Robert Emden (1862), and Hans Huber (1852). After him are Eugène Parlier (1929), Mattia Binotto (1969), Murat Yakin (1974), Stefano Franscini (1796), Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg (1445), and Heinz Schneiter (1935).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Switzerland

Among hockey players born in Switzerland, René Fasel ranks 1. After him are Bibi Torriani (1911), Andres Ambühl (1983), Martin Gerber (1974), Mark Streit (1977), Kevin Fiala (1996), Roman Josi (1990), David Aebischer (1978), Jonas Hiller (1982), Raphael Diaz (1986), Nino Niederreiter (1992), and Sven Andrighetto (1993).

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