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Nationality | French |
Born | Sallanches, France | 20 June 1948
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Daniel Grando (born 20 June 1948) is a French former ice hockey right winger.
Grando played for the hockey clubs Saint-Gervais, who represented France in the 1968 Winter Olympics, and CSG Grenoble. [1] [2] He retired from playing hockey in 1983. He became a coach for French junior teams in 1981 and coached until 1990. [2]
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