Karol Križan (born June 5, 1980 in

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, now

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) is a professional Slovak professional

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currently playing for HKM Rimavská Sobota in the Slovak 2. Liga.

Career

Križan played three and a half seasons with

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of the Swedish Elitserien between September 2005 and December 2008. In the play of Modo against

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he scored a goal and recorded a

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at the same time. He also led Modo to the Swedish Championship in 2007 with the help of his backup

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. On December 17, 2008, he left Modo and moved to

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. On June 30, 2009, he returned to his homeland Slovakia to sign for MHC Martin. Krizan was loaned to HK Detva of the Slovak 1.Liga during the season, playing four games there. Krizan then left Detva and Martin to sign with Växjö Lakers Hockey of the

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on January 2, 2011. After the end of the 2010–11 season, Krizan was not offered an extended contract with Växjö. On July 28, 2011, Krizan signed a one-year contract with the

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team Sportverein Ritten-Renon. Before the 2013 season, Krizan signed a contract with Tønsberg Vikings in the Norwegian

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International

Krizan played with the

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in the

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and

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, as well as the

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References

https://web.archive.org/web/20131224205904/http://tonsberghockey.no/index.php

External links

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Karol Krizan on Hockeyligan.se
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