Natália Hejková
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 7 April 1954 |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1976–1986 |
| Coaching career | 1987–2025 |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1987–2003 | SCP Ružomberok |
| 1998–2000 | Slovakia |
| 2003–2006 | MKB-Euroleasing Sopron |
| 2006–2008 | Spartak Moscow |
| 2006–2008 | Russia (assistant) |
| 2008–2009 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 2011 | Slovakia |
| 2011 | Ros Casares Valencia |
| 2012–2025 | ZVVZ USK Praha |
| Career highlights | |
As head coach:
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Natália Hejková (born 7 April 1954)[1] is a former Slovak basketball coach and player. In 2019 she was inducted in the FIBA Hall of Fame.[2]
Hejková was born on 7 April 1954 to Vsevolod Hejk, a Russian-Czech engineer, who was posted to Slovakia to oversee road construction and a Slovak schoolteacher Mária Hejková (née Buociková). She was born and raised in Žilina, where she started playing basketball at the age of 14.[1]
Hejková is single and childless.[3]
Playing career
In 1972, following her high school graduation, Hejková started to study law at the Charles University in Prague. During her studies, she played for the university basketball team Slávia VŠ Praha. Following her graduation in 1979, she joined the team TJ SCP Ružomberok, where she remained until her retirement in 1986.[4]
