Vladimír Kostka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vladimír Kostka

Czech ice hockey player and coach

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1922

Place of Birth: Třebíč, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 17-Sep-2009

Profession: writer, author, ice hockey player

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Dr.
Vladimír Kostka (20 August 1922 – 18 September 2009) was a Czech ice hockey coach and president of the Czechoslovak Ice Hockey Federation. After a career as a hockey player and professor, Kostka coached the Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team to a bronze medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 1972 World Ice Hockey Championships.
While with the team, Kostka invented the Left wing lock, a defensive ice hockey strategy which helped Czechoslovakia win numerous medals at the World Ice Hockey Championships.