Viliam Chovanec
 Viliam Chovanec 
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| Date of birth | April 4th 1973 |
| place of birth | Czechoslovakia |
| size | 185 cm |
| Weight | 85 kg |
| position | striker |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Career stations | |
| 1994-1996 | HK Dragon Prešov |
| 1996-2000 | HKm Zvolen |
| 2000-2002 | MHC Nitra |
| 2002-2003 | EV Ravensburg |
| 2003-2006 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb |
| 2006-2007 | KTH Krynica |
| 2007-2008 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb |
| 2008-2010 | MHK Sabinov |
Viliam Chovanec (born April 4, 1973 in Czechoslovakia ) is a former Croatian - Slovak ice hockey player who played for HK Dragon Prešov , HKm Zvolen and MHC Nitra in the Slovakian extra league from 1994 to 2010 .
Career
Viliam Chovanec began his career as an ice hockey player in the 1994/95 season with HK Dragon Prešov in the Slovak Extra League . After two years there, he moved to league rivals HKm Zvolen , for whom he played until 2000, where he also ran up for SK Banská Bystrica in the second-class first division in the 1997/98 season. At the beginning of the 2000/01 season , the attacker joined the Extraliga participant MHC Nitra . Chovanec made his first club change abroad in the 2002/03 season when he moved to Germany for EV Ravensburg in the ice hockey league .
Another change followed in summer 2003, this time to the Croatian record champions KHL Medveščak Zagreb , with whom he won the Croatian championship title in 2004, 2005 and 2006 . He then spent the 2006/07 season in the Polish Ekstraliga at KTH Krynica , before returning to KHL Medveščak Zagreb for another year. From 2008 to 2010 he played for the MHK Sabinov in the 2nd division, the third Slovak division. He then ended his career at the age of 37.
International
For Croatia , Chovanec took part in the World Cup in Division II 2007 and in the World Cup in Division I in 2006 , 2008 , 2009 and 2010 .
Achievements and Awards
- 2004 Croatian champion with the KHL Medveščak Zagreb
- 2005 Croatian champion with the KHL Medveščak Zagreb
- 2006 Croatian champion with the KHL Medveščak Zagreb
International
- 2007 Promotion to Division I at the Division II World Championship
Web links
- Viliam Chovanec at hockeydb.com (English)
- Viliam Chovanec at eurohockey.com
- Viliam Chovanec at eliteprospects.com (English)
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| SURNAME | Chovanec, Viliam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Croatian-Slovak ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4th 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Czechoslovakia |