Luděk Bukač
Czech ice hockey player and manager (1935–2019)
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Luděk Bukač (4 August 1935 – 20 April 2019) was a Czech ice hockey player and manager. He died on 20 April 2019 at the age of 83.[1]
Born
4 August 1935
Died
20 April 2019 (aged 83)
Position
Centre
Played for
ČLTK Praha
HC Sparta Praha
HC Dukla Jihlava
HC Sparta Praha
HC Dukla Jihlava
| Luděk Bukač | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
4 August 1935 | ||
| Died | 20 April 2019 (aged 83) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Played for |
ČLTK Praha HC Sparta Praha HC Dukla Jihlava | ||
| National team |
 Czechoslovakia | ||
| Playing career | 1949–1967 | ||
As a player, Bukač played for ČLTK Praha, HC Sparta Praha and HC Dukla Jihlava, while as a manager, he coached HC Sparta Praha, HC Košice and HC České Budějovice.
As a coach, Bukač managed the Czechoslovak, Austrian, German, and Czech national teams;[2] the latter of which won the 1996 IIHF World Championship. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2023.[3]
