René Fasel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

René Fasel

Swiss ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1950

Place of Birth: Fribourg, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland

Profession: physician, official, ice hockey player

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

René Fasel DMD (born 6 February 1950) is the president of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
He is also a dentist in Switzerland.
He started his ice hockey career as a player for HC Fribourg-Gottéron, in 1960, and became a referee in 1972 and president of Switzerland's ice hockey federation in 1985.
In 1994 he was elected president of the IIHF.
He became a member of the International Olympic Committee and was the first ever representative of ice hockey.
In 2008, he was elected the winter sports representative on the IOC's Executive Board.