Jiří Zídek Sr.

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Jiří Zídek
Slavia VŠ Praha
1992–1993Sparta Praha
2003–2004Sparta Praha
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Czechoslovak League career stats leaders

FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Men's Basketball
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 1967 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Italy

Jiří Zídek Sr. (8 February 1944 – 21 May 2022)

FIBA Hall of Fame.[2]

Playing career

Club career

Zídek helped

AEK Athens
– which was one of the biggest crowds in basketball history.

National team career

Zídek helped to lead the senior men's

1969 EuroBasket
, where he averaged 12.6 points per game.

He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[3]

Coaching career

After his playing career, Zídek worked as a

basketball coach
.

See also

References

  1. ^ Odešel opravdový velikán basketbalových palubovek (in Czech)
  2. ^ "Jiří Zídek, the first Czech in FIBA Hall of Fame, dies at 78". Associated Press. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jiří Zídek 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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