Erich Zeller

Erich Zeller (* January 13, 1920 in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany; † November 6, 2001 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany) was a German figure skater and figure skating coach.

Erich Zeller as a skater represented the club Rot-Weiß-Berlin and became 1942 German champion. He studied Mechanical engineering. Still in 1942 he was forced to enter the Wehrmacht. His figure skating career was destroyed by World War II.

In 1945 Erich Zeller participated in ice-shows.

1956 his coaching career began. His fist pupil was Hans-Jürgen Bäumler. Erich Zeller became the most successful coach in West-Germany. Among his students were Marika Kilius und Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, Dagmar Lurz and Norbert Schramm. From 1970 to 1985 he was national coach of West-Germany for figure skating (Eiskunstlauf-Bundestrainer). He also was once president of the world coach association.

Erich Zeller wrote figure skating books:
* Meine kleine Eiskunstlaufschule (My little Figure-Skating-School) (published 1969)
* Eiskunstlauf für Fortgeschrittene (Figure Skating For Advanced Skaters) (published 1982)

Competitive highlights

ingle skating

Persondata
NAME=Zeller, Erich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=German figure skater and figure skating coach
DATE OF BIRTH=January 13, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH=Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
DATE OF DEATH=November 6, 2001
PLACE OF DEATH=Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany