Vladimir Kigos ( Czech. Vladimír Kýhos ; June 23, 1956 , in Chomutov , Czechoslovakia ) - Czechoslovak hockey player , striker . As part of the Czechoslovak team, the silver medalist of the 1984 Olympic Games in Sarajevo.
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| Position | attack | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 182 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Czechoslovakia → Czech | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 23, 1956 (63 years old) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft | In 1984, he was selected under the general 139th number by the Minnesota North Stars club. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Vladimir Kigos began his career at the Litvinov club. In 1974 he made his debut in the championship of Czechoslovakia for the main team. He played 10 seasons for his native club. In 1987 he went abroad, spent 4 seasons in Finland. He ended his career in 1991. The most important success of his career was the silver medal of the 1984 Olympic Games in Sarajevo as part of the Czechoslovak team . After the end of his playing career, he became a coach. He was the head coach of many clubs in the Czech Extra League . He achieved the greatest success in his coaching career with the Comet Brno team, with whom he twice won the Czech championship: in 2014, silver, in 2015 bronze.
Achievements
Player
- Silver medalist at the 1984 Olympics
- Silver medalist of the Czechoslovak Championship 1978 and 1984
- 1982 Czechoslovak Championship bronze medalist
Coach
- Silver medalist of the Czech Extra League 1996 and 2014
- Bronze medalist of the Czech Extraliga 2015
Statistics
Excluding appearances in the lower leagues of Czechoslovakia and Finland
- Czechoslovak Championship - 385 games, 316 points (104 + 212)
- Czechoslovakia national team - 15 games, 3 goals [1]
- Finnish Championship - 47 games, 29 points (10 + 19)
- In total for a career - 447 games, 117 goals
Notes
- ↑ Starty hráčů: Reprezentace | Hokej.cz - web českého hokeje . Hokej.cz. Date of treatment December 18, 2018.