Vladimír_Heger

Vladimír Heger

Vladimír Heger

Czechoslovak basketball player (1932–2021)

Vladimír Heger (30 January 1932 – 1 March 2021) was a Czechoslovak basketball player and coach. He was most known for his achievement as head coach of the Czechoslovakian and Dutch national team.

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Coaching career

In 1965, Heger took over as head coach of the Czechoslovakia national basketball team. He won silver at EuroBasket 1967 and bronze at EuroBasket 1969.[1] In 1983, he started as head coach of the Netherlands national basketball team. Heger led the team to the fourth place at EuroBasket 1983, the best ranking of the Netherlands of all-time.[2] From 1984, he coached several clubs from the Eredivisie including Den Bosch, Zaandam and Akrides.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Ing. Pavel Šimák: Historie československého basketbalu v číslech (1932-1985), Basketbalový svaz ÚV ČSTV, II. část (1985-1992), Česká a slovenská basketbalová federace
  2. [2]
    "Voormalig bondscoach Vladimir Heger op 89-jarige leeftijd overleden". Dutch Basketball League. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Herinneringen bij het afscheid van Oom Vladi". Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-03-03.


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