Lubomír Hrstka

Lubomír Hrstka (28 November 1946 – 8 October 2025) was a Czech ice hockey player, coach and businessman. He was the owner of FC Boby Brno from 1992 to 2000 and the Brno Bobycentrum.

Hrstka died on 8 October 2025, at the age of 78.

Hockey career He played for TJ ZKL/Zetor Brno in the Czechoslovak league. He played 13 league seasons, appeared in 451 league games, scored 33 league goals and had 66 assists. A tough defender with a good shot.

Life He graduated from the Faculty of Education, Masaryk University. In 1993 he opened a hotel complex with a disco and shops, Bobycentrum, in Brno. At the end of the 1990s his company was declared bankrupt due to debts exceeding 2 billion crowns. In 2001 he was sentenced to three years in prison for damaging a creditor.

He died in October 2025 after a serious illness.

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Coaching career As head coach he led TJ Zetor Brno in the top league.