Patrik Martinec
Czech ice hockey player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Patrik Martinec (born September 4, 1971 in Jilemnice, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional ice hockey forward who played his last five seasons for Anyang Halla of the Asia League Ice Hockey, from South Korea. While playing for Halla, he earned the nickname "Grandfather" (Korean: 할아버지) because of the age difference between him and most of the players on the team.[1]
Patrik Martinec | |||
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Born |
(1971-09-04) September 4, 1971 (age 52) Jilemnice, CS | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Extraliga HC Pardubice Hradec Králové Sparta Praha HC Slavia Praha HC Litvínov RSL AK Bars Kazan ALH Anyang Halla | ||
National team | Czech Republic | ||
Playing career | 1990–2010 |
On June 18, 2010, Martinec was officially hired as assistant coach. He signed one-year deal. The following season, he joined HC Sparta Praha as staff. He spent the first season as an assistant coach and three seasons as head coach. In May 2016, Anyang Halla announced that he was taking over as head coach from Jiří Veber.[2] He would have taken over two years earlier, but had to see out his current contract and had suggested Veber to Anyang Halla.