Adam Svoboda
Adam Svoboda (26 January 1978 – 7 May 2019) was a Czech ice hockey player and coach. He played as a goaltender. Outside of the Czech Republic, Svoboda played in Russia, Sweden, Germany and Kazakhstan. He played for many teams including HC Sparta Praha, HC Pardubice, HC Lada Togliatti, Timrå IK, HC Slavia Praha, Nürnberg Ice Tigers. He also played for the Czech Republic national team. He won a winner's medal after his country's Ice Hockey World Championship win in 2005. He was born in Brno.
| Adam Svoboda | |
|---|---|
 Svoboda in December 2011 | |
| Born | 26 January 1978 Brno, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 7 May 2019 (aged 41) Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Caught | Left |
| Played for | HC Sparta Praha HC Pardubice Nurnberg Ice Tigers HC Lada Togliatti Timrå IK HC Slavia Praha Avangard Omsk HC Plzeň HC Hradec Králové Beibarys Atyrau |
| National team |  Czech Republic
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| Playing career | 1996–2017 |
Svoboda died in a suicide by hanging on 7 May 2019 in Pardubice. He was 41.[1]
References
- ↑ Willoughby, Ian (7 May 2019). Ex-ice hockey international Svoboda dies at 41. Radio Prague. https://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/ex-ice-hockey-international-svoboda-dies-at-41. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
Other websites
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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