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Adam Svoboda (26 January 1978 – 7 May 2019)[1] was a Czech ice hockey goaltender and coach.

Adam Svoboda
Svoboda in December 2011
Born	(1978-01-26)26 January 1978 Brno, Czechoslovakia
Died	7 May 2019(2019-05-07) (aged 41) Pardubice, Czech Republic
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	HC Sparta Praha HC Pardubice Nürnberg Ice Tigers HC Lada Togliatti Timrå IK HC Slavia Praha Avangard Omsk HC Plzeň HC Hradec Králové Beibarys Atyrau
National team	Czech Republic
Playing career	1996–2017

Club career

Svoboda began his professional career with HC Sparta Praha, starting in 25 games for the club throughout the 1996-97 Czech Extraliga season. He spent the next few years in Pardubice, before leaving for the Nürnberg Ice Tigers in 2004. After brief stints in Russia and Sweden, he returned to the Czech Extraliga at the end of the 2005-06 season.

Svoboda won his first Extraliga title in 2008 with HC Slavia Praha, and later a second one five years later, this time as a member of the HC Škoda Plzeň. He retired at the age of 39 in 2017, spending the final season of his career in Kazakhstan.[2]

International

Svoboda was a part of the Czech national team at four different IIHF World Championships, taking home the gold in 2005 and a silver medal a year later.[3] Throughout his career, he also represented his country at numerous smaller international tournaments, including the Euro Hockey Tour.

Death

Svoboda was found dead by police on 7 May 2019. Officers at the scene ruled out foul play, the probable cause of death being suicide by hanging. He was 41 years old.[4]

A few months prior to his passing, Svoboda was fired from his coaching job with the Czech national under-18 team after he crashed his car while driving under the influence.[5]

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

На других языках

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[de] Adam Svoboda

Adam Svoboda (* 26. Januar 1978 in Brünn, Tschechoslowakei; † 7. Mai 2019) war ein tschechischer Eishockeytorwart. Er war viele Jahre beim HC Pardubice, HC Sparta Prag, HC Slavia Prag und HC Plzeň 1929 in der tschechischen Extraliga aktiv und spielte für die Nürnberg Ice Tigers, den HK Lada Toljatti und den HK Awangard Omsk. Zuletzt war er Torwarttrainer beim HC Pardubice.

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- [en] Adam Svoboda

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[it] Adam Svoboda

Adam Svoboda (Brno, 26 giugno 1978 – Pardubice, 7 maggio 2019) è stato un hockeista su ghiaccio ceco.

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[ru] Свобода, Адам

Адам Сво́бода (чеш. Adam Svoboda; 26 января 1978[1], Брно — 7 мая 2019[2][1], Srch[d]) — чешский хоккеист, вратарь. Чемпион мира 2005 года. Завершил карьеру в 2017 году.

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