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Vladimír Růžička

1963 - Today

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Vladimír Růžička (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈruːʒɪtʃka]; born 6 June 1963, nickname "Rosie") is a Czech ice hockey coach and former professional player. Růžička was twice named the top player in the Czechoslovak Elite League, and was on the gold medal team in the Ice Hockey World Championship in 1985 and 1998 Olympic Games. He also played 233 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Since 2008, Růžička has been the head coach of both HC Slavia Praha and the Czech national ice hockey team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimír Růžička is the 2,418th most popular athlete (down from 1,674th in 2024), the 848th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 774th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Czech Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vladimír Růžička ranks 2,418 out of 6,025. Before him are Steven López, Darius Kasparaitis, Shi Zhiyong, Peter Mueller, Gloria Siebert, and Ralf Schumann. After him are Richard Allen, Edward Barrett, Lyubov Gurina, Gerard Nijboer, Abubaker Kaki Khamis, and Johann Passler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Vladimír Růžička ranks 632. Before him are Zhang Yuan, Jozef Sabovčík, Helen Sharman, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Jörg Woithe, and Débora Bloch. After him are Graciano Rocchigiani, Torgny Mogren, Lydia Cacho, Uwe-Jens Mey, Steven Michael Quezada, and Nina Stemme.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Vladimír Růžička ranks 848 out of 1,200. Before him are Iveta Benešová (1983), Jan Suchopárek (1969), Tomáš Enge (1976), Lenka Kotková (1973), Ewa Farna (1993), and Cyril Suk (1967). After him are Martin Jiránek (1979), Tomáš Dvořák (1972), Květa Peschke (1975), Zdeněk Pecka (1954), Theodor Gebre Selassie (1986), and Tomáš Sivok (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Vladimír Růžička ranks 41. Before him are Bohumil Modrý (1916), Roman Šebrle (1974), Josef Augusta (1946), Barbora Špotáková (1981), Josef Horešovský (1946), and Jan Peka (1894). After him are Tomáš Dvořák (1972), Zdeněk Pecka (1954), Jiří Malec (1962), Milena Duchková (1952), Taťána Kocembová (1962), and Robert Reichel (1971).

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