Jiří Růžička
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| Born | 4 June 1941 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Czech | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1960–1975 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1987–2006 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1960–1961 | Spartak ZJŠ Brno | |||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1965 | Slavia VŠ Praha | |||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1966 | Dukla Olomouc | |||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1975 | Slavia VŠ Praha | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1987–1988 | Stavební Fakulta Praha | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1991 | Sparta Praha | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Mlékárna Kunín | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | ČEZ Nymburk | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Czechoslovakia Women Under-20 | |||||||||||||||||
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Jiří Růžička (born 4 June 1941) is a Czech former basketball player. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team in 2001.
Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]During his club career, Růžička won six Czechoslovakian League championships (1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1974). He also won the European-wide secondary level FIBA Saporta Cup championship, in the 1968–69 season. He was named to the FIBA European Selection Team in 1967.
National team career
[edit]With the senior Czechoslovakian national team, Růžička competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] With Czechoslovakia, he also won the silver medal at the 1967 EuroBasket, and the bronze medal at the 1969 EuroBasket.
Coaching career
[edit]After his playing career, Růžička worked as a basketball coach. He won the Czech League championship in 1999, with Mlékárna Kunín.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jiří Růžička Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
External links
[edit]- Jiří Růžička at FIBA.com (archived)
- Jiří Růžička – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
- Jiří Růžička at Olympedia
- Jiří Růžička at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
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