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Czech ice hockey coach
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Place of birth
Chorušice, Mělník District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Place of death
Jihlava, Jihlava District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
Age
83 years
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Jaroslav Pitner (c. 1926–2009) was a Czech ice hockey coach nicknamed the "General of Ice Hockey".
Pitner led the Czechoslovakian national team to key victories over the Soviet team in 1969, a year after the Soviet Union led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. Under his leadership, the team also won the world title in 1972, as well as a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics and a bronze at the 1972 games.
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