František Tikal

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František Tikal (born July 18, 1933 in Včelná , Czechoslovakia; † August 10, 2008 in Prague ) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who played for HC Sparta Prague and the Czechoslovak national team in the position of defender for many years .

Career

František Tikal began his career in 1951 at Spartak Sokolovo, later Sparta Prague. He remained loyal to this club for a total of 17 seasons and scored 80 goals in 360 games of his career. In addition to his club career, Tikal had great successes in international championships: he competed with the Czechoslovak national team in nine world championships (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967) and two Olympic Winter Games ( 1960 and 1964) ), winning a total of six medals. In a total of 59 games in the national shirt, Tikal scored 17 goals. At the 1962 World Cup , he led Czechoslovakia as captain on the ice. Two years later he was named best defender of the 1964 World Cup . Another year later he was again voted best defender and the all-star team of the 1965 World Cup .

His twin brother Zdeněk Tikal emigrated to Australia and took part with the Australian national team at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley , where he met his brother in the ČSSR jersey. The game between Australia and the ČSSR ended with 1-18.

After the end of his playing career, Tikal worked as an ice hockey coach in Czechoslovakia, in Austria at ATSE Graz and as the national coach of the Polish national team . Between 1971 and 1973 he coached HC Slavia Prague .

In 2004 František Tikal was honored with the induction into the IIHF Hall of Fame . He died on August 10, 2008 in Prague at the age of 75.

Awards and Achievements

  • Winning the silver medal at the World Championships in 1965 and 1966
  • Bronze medal won at the 1957, 1959 and 1963 World Championships
  • Winning the bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics
  • Voted best defender at the 1964 and 1965 World Championships
  • Elected to the all-star team of the 1965 World Cup

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personal data
SURNAME Tikal, František
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czechoslovak ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Včelná , Czechoslovakia
DATE OF DEATH August 10, 2008
Place of death Prague