Mats Waltin

Mats Stefan Waltin is a Swedish ice hockey coach and former defenceman. During his career he played 236 international matches and won Olympic bronze medals in 1980 and 1984, world championship silvers in 1977 and 1981, and world championship bronzes in 1975, 1976 and 1979. A the European championships he won silver medals in 1976, 1977 and 1981 and bronzes in 1975, 1978, 1979 and 1983. He was a member of the Swedish 1976 Canada Cup and 1981 Canada Cup teams and served as the team captain at the 1980 Olympics and as the Olympic flag bearer for Sweden at the 1984 games. He was awarded the Stora Grabbars och Tjejers Märke #97 in ice hockey. Domestically Waltin was awarded the Guldpucken as the best player at the 1976 Swedish Championships; he also won the national title with Djurgårdens in 1983. Between 1984 and 1989 he played in Switzerland and won the Swiss title in 1986 and 1987. In 1989, he returned to Sweden, and won his second national title with Djurgårdens in 1990.