Milan Matouš (4 March 1923 — February 2003) was a Czech-Italian

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and

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player. Matouš, born in

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, played for I. ČLTK Praha in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League during the 1940s and represented the Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team. In 1948 he defected with his future wife, tennis player Helena Štraubeová. Settling in Italy, Matouš played ice hockey for

HC Milan Hockey Club Milano (better known as Hockey Club Milano Saima after its sponsor) was an ice hockey team in Milan, Italy. History The club was founded in 1985 and initially played in the Serie B. They made their debut in the Serie A during the 198 ...

, while also competing on the tennis tour. He won the 1949 Portuguese International Championships and was a doubles quarter-finalist at the

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. His ice hockey career also included a season in Switzerland with HC Ambrì-Piotta and international appearances for

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matous, Milan 1923 births 2003 deaths Czechoslovak male tennis players Czechoslovak ice hockey players Italian ice hockey players HC Milano players HC Ambrì-Piotta players Tennis players from Prague Ice hockey people from Prague Czechoslovak defectors Naturalised citizens of Italy