Alexander Barta (born February 2, 1983) is German former professional

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who most notably played 20 seasons in the

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(DEL).

Playing career

Between 2001 and 2005 he played four seasons with Eisbären Berlin in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He joined fellow DEL team

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in 2005 and played six seasons with the club. Barta was selected to the DEL All-Star game in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Barta was selected to play for the German national team for the

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. He previously represented Germany at the

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, the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011

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, and the

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. Barta signed a one-year contract with Malmö Redhawks of the HockeyAllsvenskan on June 17, 2011. Following a second Swedish season in

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with Rögle BK in the

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, Barta returned to his native Germany, signing a two-year contract with EHC München of the DEL on May 6, 2013. At the completion of his contract in Munich, Barta joined his older brother,

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, in signing a one-year deal with ERC Ingolstadt on May 6, 2015. Following the 2015-16 season, he opted to put pen to paper on a three-year deal with fellow DEL side

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. At the conclusion of in the

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campaign, his 23rd professional season and seventh with Düsseldorf, Barta announced his retirement from professional hockey, ending his illustrious DEL career by finishing 9th all-time in games played and 10th all-time in goals.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barta, Alexander 1983 births Düsseldorfer EG players Eisbären Berlin players German ice hockey centres Hamburg Freezers players Ice hockey people from Berlin Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics ERC Ingolstadt players Living people Malmö Redhawks players EHC München players Olympic ice hockey players for Germany Rögle BK players Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim players