Jiří Růžička

Jiří Růžička
Personal information
Born	4 June 1941 (age 83)
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

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.

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.

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

^ 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.