2016 Men’s Euro Rink: First Swiss Pre-Selection Announced

The 2016 Men’s European Championships of Rink Hockey will take place in Portugual, in Oliveira de Azeméis, from July 11th to 16th.

After the resignation of their national coach, Mateo de Ramon, a pair, made of Pascal Kissling, coach of the first team of Diessbach and captain of the Swiss National team at the 2015 Worlds of La Roche-sur-Yon, and his assistant Gian-Luca Privitelli, was appointed in mid-April.

In early May, P. Kissling and G-L. Privitelli published the first pre-selection for the Swiss team in preparation for the 2016 Euro in Portugal. This selection is made of 16 players, including 4 goal keepers and 12 field players, from 8 different clubs.

Diessbach

• Pascal Kissling
• Nino Wyss

Uttigen

• Roman Langenegger (goal keeper)
• Jean-Pierre Vizio (goal keeper)
• Fabian Althaus

Biasca

• Tiziano Tatti
• Camillo Boll
• Gregorio Boll

Wimmis

• Jonathan Brand
• Dominic Wirth

Geneva

• Federico Garcia Mendez
• Gaël Jimenez

Montreux

• Guillaume Oberson (goal keeper)

Thoune

• Gian Rettenmund
• Raphaël Rettenmund

Weil

• Marzio Vanina

Several players took part in last summer’s Worlds or in the U20 Worlds in Vilanova last Automn.
Let’s also note the comeback of Federico Garcia Mendez of Geneva, one of the best — if not the best — Swiss scorers of the past years.

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