Renato Tosio

Swiss ice hockey player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSwiss ice hockey player
PlacesSwitzerland
isAthlete Ice hockey player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth16 November 1964, Wil, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Age60 years
Star signScorpio
The details

Biography

Renato Tosio (born 16 November 1964 in Wil, Switzerland) is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender. He is popular for his energetic style of play, for his sportsmanship and also for being a great entertainer and showman.

Playing career

Tosio began his professional career playing for EHC Chur, after playing in junior teams of the club since he was 8 years old. He stayed with Chur until the end of the 1986/87 season, twice winning the NLB championship and thus promoting to the NLA (in 1984 and 1986).

He then played 14 years for SC Bern, the first game on 3 October 1987 against EHC Biel and the final one on 20 March 2001 against HC Lugano.

He was Swiss Ice Hockey Champion for four times with SC Bern: 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997

His jersey number 31 has since been retired. Other retired numbers include 7 (Martin Rauch), 12 (Roland Dellsberger) and 16 (Sven Leuenberger). These numbers are inscribed on a huge banner below the roof of the PostFinance Arena, the home venue of the SC Bern.

Records

  • From 23 February 1985 to 20 March 2001 Tosio played 713 NL games in a row, without missing one due to illness or injury.

Career statistics

  
SeasonTeamLeagueGPWLTMINGASO
1979-80EHC ChurNLB3030123140
1981-82EHC ChurNLB2112631260890
1982-83EHC ChurNLB37269223401152
1983-84EHC ChurNLB422811325191362
1984-85EHC ChurNLA35330219191930
1985-86EHC ChurNLB412113724791371
1986-87EHC ChurNLA361024221551641
1987-88SC BernNLA361220421581471
1988-89SC BernNLA473211428081363
1989-90SC BernNLA472813628261423
1990-91SC BernNLA46373627351004
1991-92SC BernNLA473011627891186
1992-93SC BernNLA412215424651330
1993-94SC BernNLA412017424981152
1994-95SC BernNLA422118325591381
1995-96SC BernNLA472716428401262
1996-97SC BernNLA593819235641705
1997-98SC BernNLA472218728641522
1998-99SC BernNLA512422532151762
1999-00SC BernNLA502023728501491
2000-01SC BernNLA542619933551283
NLB Totals144873214287214916
NLA Totals7263722797543600228736
NL Totals8704593219052321277842

International play

Renato Tosio played a total of 183 games for the Swiss national team, 145 on the ice and 38 as substitute goaltender.

He participated in the following tournaments:

  • 5 A World Championships: 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995
  • 5 B World Championships: 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1997
  • 2 Olympic Games: 1988 in Calgary and 1992 in Lillehammer
GPWLTGASO
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Tosio wore jersey number 28 in the national team.

Awards

Winner of the Jacques Plante Trophy: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997

Swiss Hockey Award: 2003

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