František Černík (born 3 June 1953 in

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) is a Czechoslovakian former

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player. Most of his career was spent in the

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with TJ Vítkovice, where he played from 1978 to 1984. He also spent the 1984–85 season with the

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of the

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, and three subsequent years split between Germany and Austria, before retiring in 1989. After his playing career finished Černík became general manager of TJ Vítkovice, holding that position until 2004. He became president of the club in 2004, a position he held until 2011, and purchased majority control of the club in 2005, owning it until 2016. He was again named president in 2017. Internationally Černík represented the Czechoslovakian national team at several tournaments, including multiple

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, two

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s, and the

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, where he won a silver medal.

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