Career
Tatzer made a total of 86 appearances for the Austrian national team between 1926 and 1938, the most ever during the pre-World World War II era. At the World Championships, Tatzer played 31 games between 1930 and 1938, scoring 15 goals. He also represented his country at the Winter Olympics in 1928 and 1936.
Tatzer first played club hockey for the Lehrer Sportvereinigung, based in Vienna.
He then joined Pötzleinsdorfer Saskatchewan, for whom he played until the end of the 1929-1930 season. Tatzer then went on to serve as the player-coach for the Polizeisportvereinigung Wien, before returning to Pötzleinsdorfer Saskatchewan for the 1931-1932 season.
The club renamed itself Eisernes Kreuz Engelmann Wien after winning the Austrian Hockey Championship in 1932. He competed as a guest player for Wiener EV during their 1937 tour of South Africa.
Spanning from June 24 to July 15, the purpose of the visit was to commemorate the opening of the Johannesburg Ice Palace.
Wiener EV played eight games against various South African selections over the course of the tour. A multi-talented sportsman, Tatzer was also a skilled handball, football, and field hockey player.