Miloslav Kříž
Miloslav Kříž (29 May 1924 – 20 May 2013) was a Czech basketball player in his native country, first for Uncas Prague, and later for Sparta Prague, but he was better known as a coach and trainer.[1] He received the FIBA Order of Merit for services to basketball in 2002.
Basketball career
Basketball player
Clubs
- 1940-43 Uncas Prague
- 1944–48 Sparta Prague
Basketball coach
Clubs
- 1945-50 Sparta Prague women
- 1947-50 Sparta Prague men
- 1950-51 ATK
- 1953-64 Sparta Prague women
Czechoslovakia
- 1946-48, 1960-68 Czechoslovak Women National Team
Achievements
- World Championship 1967 3rd place,
- European Champiomship 1962 and 1966 2nd place, 1964 3rd place
Abroad
- 1968-71 Germany Men National Team + club VFL Osnabruck (1969 champion of Germany)
Team of Europe
Basketball Board
Czechoslovakia
- 1946-51 Czechoslovak volleyball and basketball federation, member of the board
- 1953-56 president DSO Spartak
- 1956-68 Czechoslovak basketball federation, leader of international commission
- 1973-86 president of the Czech basketball federation
- 1973-86 vicepresident of the Czechoslovak basketball federation
- 1990-93 president BC Sparta Prague, from 1993 honorary president
FIBA
- 1956-68 and 1973-80 FIBA, member of staff of the European zone
- 1972-76 and 1990-94 member of commission for the FIBA European cups
- 1980-90 member of FIBA World and president of the Women's commission
- 1994-2000 FIBA commissioner, overall 678 games
Journalist
- 1970-1985 Czechoslovak press agency, chief of the Sport section
See also
- FIBA Order of Merit, No. 48 Miloslav Kriz
- FIBA Champions Cup and Euroleague history
- FIBA All-Star Games
- Czechoslovakia women's national basketball team
- Czechoslovak Women's Basketball Championship
- FIBA EuroBasket Women
- Germany national basketball team
- Miloslav Kriz (German)
- Miloslav Kriz (Czech)
- BLC Sparta Prague
References
- ↑ "Zemřel propagátor basketbalu Miloslav Kříž — Míčové sporty — ČT sport — Česká televize". Ceskatelevize.cz. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
External links
- Women's basketball as a world game, LA84 Foundation
- Honoring those who made basketball cross cultures, Euroleague
- Der Deutsche Basketball Bund e.V. (DBB) trauert um seinen ehemaligen Herren-Bundestrainer Miloslav Kriz
- BC Sparta Prague