Former Swiss coach Patrick Fischer
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Former Swiss coach Patrick Fischer banned for four years in Covid certificate scandal

Former Swiss national team coach Patrick Fischer has been banned for four years in the high-profile Covid scandal. The International Ice Hockey Federation, IIHF, has decided that. But the ban only applies to coaching the national team.

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The news hit like a bomb this spring, just weeks before the World Cup in Switzerland.

Swiss national team coach Patrick Fischer had falsified a Covid certificate ahead of the 2022 Beijing Olympics when he was unvaccinated.

Fischer was fired immediately and was not allowed to lead his country in the home World Cup.

Now the IIHF has suspended Fischer for four years - but only from national team activities, writes the Swiss Blick.

This means he could take a job as a club coach if he wanted to.

The Swiss Ice Hockey Association has investigated Fischer, but has not made the investigation public. It was completed at the end of August.

Fischer, 51, has not yet taken a new coaching job after the revelation.

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