Jiří Kučera (born March 28, 1966) is a Czech professional

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coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of HC Litvinov. During his playing career he played for HC Plzen and

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in his home country and for

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in Finland, Luleå HF in Sweden, and

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in Switzerland. He also represented the national team of either

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eight times in the

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and once in the

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Honors

: Gold (1996) *

: Bronze (1987, 1989, 1990, 1993) * Swedish national championship: gold (1996)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kucera, Jiri 1966 births Living people Czechoslovak ice hockey centres Czech ice hockey centres HC Plzeň players HC Dukla Jihlava players Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks Sportspeople from Plzeň Tappara players