Jiří Holeček

Ice Hockey, Olympic athlete

1944 –

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Who is Jiří Holeček?

Jiří Holeček is a Czech professional ice hockey coach and former player. Holeček played in the Czechoslovak Elite League from 1964 to 1979, and on the Czechoslovak national team for many years.

After beginning his career on the Košice team in 1964–65, Holecek played for Sparta Prague from 1965 to 1976. From 1976 to 1979 he played for České Budějovice. Holecek played 488 league games and won six championships, as well as the Czechoslovak Golden Hockey Stick award for the best player in 1974.

He played 164 games for the national team, including ten World Championships, being named the best goaltender five times. He played at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and the 1976 Canada Cup.

Holecek finished his playing career in 1981 in Germany. In 1980s he worked as a coach of the Czechoslovak national ice hockey team goaltenders. He was inducted into the IIHF hall of fame in 1998.

Currently, he is working as goalie coach for one of the Prague junior hockey teams called HC Hvězda Praha.

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Born
Mar 18, 1944
Prague
Also known as
  • Jiri Holecek
Nationality
  • Czech Republic
Lived in
  • Prague

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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