Arpád Györi (born 26 September 1970) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey

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. He is currently the head coach of

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of the Czech 2.liga. Györi played in the

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for HC České Budějovice and HC Železárny Třinec from 1993 to 1998 He also played in the

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for

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and HK Dukla Trenčín before spending three seasons playing in Germany for

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in the Oberliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. During the 2002–03 season, Györi joined HC Tábor of the Czech 2.liga and remained a player there until his retirement in 2008. He later became assistant coach for the team and became head coach in 2018."Arpád Györi will take the helm of HC Tábor"
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* 1970 births Living people Motor České Budějovice players Slovak ice hockey coaches Slovak ice hockey right wingers HK Dukla Trenčín players Grizzlys Wolfsburg players HC Košice players HC Oceláři Třinec players HK Poprad players HC Tábor players Hungarians in Slovakia People from Trebišov District Sportspeople from the Košice Region Czechoslovak ice hockey right wingers Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Germany {{Slovakia-icehockey-bio-stub