Jiří Růžička

Jiří Růžička
Personal information
Born	4 June 1941 (age 80)
Nationality	Czech
Listed height	6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1960–1975
Coaching career	1987–2006
Career history
As player:
1960–1961	Spartak ZJŠ Brno
1961–1965	Slavia VŠ Praha
1965–1966	Dukla Olomouc
1966–1975	Slavia VŠ Praha
As coach:
1987–1988	Stavební Fakulta Praha
1989–1991	Sparta Praha
1998–2000	Mlékárna Kunín
2003	ČEZ Nymburk
2003–2006	Czechoslovakia Women Under-20
Career highlights and awards
	As player: FIBA European Selection Team (1967); FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1969); 6× Czechoslovakian League champion (1965, 1969–1972, 1974); 6× Czechoslovakian League All-Star Five (1965–1968, 1970, 1972); Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team (2001); As head coach: Czech League champion (1999);
Representing Czechoslovakia
Men's Basketball
EuroBasket

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[]

Club career[]

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[]

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[]

After his playing career, Růžička worked as a basketball coach. He won the Czech League championship in 1999, with Mlékárna Kunín.

References[]

^ 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[]

FIBA Profile

[SportsRef-1] 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.

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