Gorazd Hiti (born August 12, 1948 in

Jesenice Jesenice (, german: Aßling''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru'', vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 144.) is a Slovenian town and the seat of the Municipality of Jesenice on the ...

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Career

Club career

Hiti began his career with

HK Kranjska Gora Hokejski klub Kranjska Gora ( en, Kranjska Gora Hockey Club), commonly referred to as HK Kranjska Gora or simply Kranjska Gora, was an ice hockey team from Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. The club played in both the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League and the Sl ...

in the

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in 1963. In 1968, he signed with

HK Acroni Jesenice Hokejski klub Acroni Jesenice ( en, Acroni Jesenice Hockey Club), commonly referred to as HK Acroni Jesenice or simply Jesenice, was a Slovenian ice hockey team from Jesenice that last played in the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League and the Slov ...

, before moving to HK Olimpija Ljubljana in 1971. He played with HC Bolzano in

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from 1976-1978. Hiti then retired, before returning to play with Olimpija Ljubljana again in 1983. Hiti ended his career with AS Renon in 1987.

International career

He represented the

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, and played in 191 matches, scoring 94 goals. Hiti participated in 14 World Championships, and the

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in 1972, 1976, and 1984.

Coaching career

Hiti coached the HK MK Bled junior team, and the

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between 1996 and 2004.

Awards

*1974 - Top scorer at the

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Group B.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hiti, Gorazd 1948 births Living people HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players HK Acroni Jesenice players Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Yugoslavia Sportspeople from Jesenice, Jesenice Slovenian ice hockey coaches Slovenian ice hockey forwards Yugoslav ice hockey forwards