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Vlastimil Bubník

1931 – 2015

Czech ice hockey player and footballer

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Lived 1931 – 2015 (aged 83). Vlastimil Bubník was a Czech ice hockey player, association football player and ice hockey coach.

Vlastimil Bubník (; 18 March 1931 – 6 January 2015) was a Czech ice hockey player and footballer.

Bubník was born in Kelč, Czechoslovakia, and played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He played for HC Brno and Královo Pole. He also won a bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1997.

He was tied with Canada's Harry Watson and Soviet Union's Valeri Kharlamov for the all-time Olympic scoring lead, until he was surpassed by Finland's Teemu Selänne in the 2010 Winter Olympics

During his football career he played for RH Brno. Over nine seasons in the Czechoslovak First League, he made 103 appearances, scoring 32 goals. He also scored 40 goals in five seasons in the second level. He earned 11 caps and scored 4 goals for the Czechoslovakia national football team from 1957 to 1960, and participated in the 1960 European Nations' Cup, scoring in the third place playoff match, in which Czechoslovakia beat France 2–0. He died in 2015.

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Awards
South Moravian Region Award; City of Brno Award
Also known as
Vlastimil Bubnik

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Vlastimil Bubník?

Czech ice hockey player and footballer (1931-2015)

When was Vlastimil Bubník born?

Vlastimil Bubník was born on 18 March 1931 in Kelč.

When did Vlastimil Bubník die?

Vlastimil Bubník died on 6 January 2015 in Brno.

What was Vlastimil Bubník's occupation?

Vlastimil Bubník was an ice hockey player, association football player and ice hockey coach.

What nationality was Vlastimil Bubník?

Vlastimil Bubník was Czech.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Vlastimil Bubník

· Wikidata: Q723088

· DBpedia: Vlastimil Bubník

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