Vítězslav "Slava" Ďuriš (born 5 January 1954) is a

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former professional

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who represented

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. He began his career with TJ Plzeň in the

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, where he played from 1975 to 1980. He then played 89 games in the

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with the

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during the 1980–81 and 1982–83 seasons. Ďuriš returned to Europe and played in the German

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from 1983 until 1991. Internationally Ďuriš played for the Czechoslovakia national team at the 1979 World Championships, winning a silver medal, and the

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