Jiří Růžička (born 4 June 1941) is a Czech former

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player. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team in 2001.

Playing career

Club career

During his

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career, Růžička won six Czechoslovakian League championships (1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1974). He also won the European-wide secondary level

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championship, in the 1968–69 season. He was named to the FIBA European Selection Team in 1967.

National team career

With the senior Czechoslovakian national team, Růžička competed in the men's tournament at the

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. With Czechoslovakia, he also won the silver medal at the

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, and the bronze medal at the

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Coaching career

After his playing career, Růžička worked as a

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. He won the Czech League championship in 1999, with Mlékárna Kunín.

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