Zuzana Žirková

Zuzana Žirková (born June 6, 1980) is a Slovak basketball coach and former player. Over the course of her career, she was named Slovak basketball player of the year eight times.

Career Žirková debuted at the 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women when she was seventeen years old. She announced her retirement from Slovakia women's national basketball team in July 2011.

After playing Good Angels Košice in 2018, Žirková announced her retirement from professional basketball. Following her retirement from active playing, Žirková became a coach of the Young Angels Košice team in Slovak extraliga. In 2022, she took over coaching of Slávia Banská Bystrica in 2022.

Honours Slovak basketball player of the year: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015 Euroleague Champion: 1999, 2000, 2006 Top Scorer FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women: 2000

Personal life Žirková has one daughter named Dorota (b. 2013).

WNBA In the 2003 WNBA Draft, the Washington Mystics selected point guard Žirková with the second pick, from 21st place overall.

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WNBA Regular season