Who is Frantisek Vanek?

Frantisek Vanek was a forward from Czechia.

What was the last team Frantisek Vanek played for?

The last team Frantisek played for was HC Kometa Brno in the Czechoslovakia.

How tall was Frantisek Vanek?

Frantisek Vanek was 174 cm (5'9") tall.

When was Frantisek Vanek born?

Frantisek Vanek was born on 1931-12-03 in Uhersky Ostroh, CZE.

What is Frantisek Vanek's nationality?

Frantisek Vanek is from Czechia.

Frantisek Vanek

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Frantisek Vanek Facts

Date of Birth: Dec 03, 1931
Age
Place of Birth: Uhersky Ostroh, CZE
Nation: Czechia
Youth Team: SK Kralovo Pole
Position: C
Height: 174 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 70 kg / 154 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

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Vanek, 88, died on September 3, 2020, in the Czech Rep.
Nicknamed "proffesor of hockey". He played very smartly, had a sense for great passes. Member of the famous formation of HC Kometa Brno: Josef Cerny (LW) - Frantisek Vanek (C) - Rudolf Scheuer (RW) (Jan Jech)

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
51-52	ZJS GZ Kralovo pole	Czechoslovakia	10	2	0	2	-	-
52-53	DSO Spartak Kralovo pole	Czechoslovakia	16	15	0	15	-	-
53-54	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno	Czechoslovakia	2	0	0	0	0	-
54-55	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno	Czechoslovakia	17	11	8	19	-	-9
55-56	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno	Czechoslovakia	18	5	8	13	-	-
	Czechoslovakia Olympics	OG	7	3	1	4	0	-
	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	8	5	-	-	-	-
56-57	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno	Czechoslovakia	25	10	15	25	-	-
	Czechoslovakia	WC	6	2	1	3	2	-
	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	11	3	-	-	-	-
57-58	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno	Czechoslovakia	22	10	12	22	-	1
	Czechoslovakia	WC	5	3	0	3	2	-
	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	5	3	0	3	2	-
58-59	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno	Czechoslovakia	22	8	16	24	-	-
	Czechoslovakia	WC	7	0	2	2	6	-
	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	7	0	2	2	6	-
59-60	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno	Czechoslovakia	22	11	10	21	-	-
	Czechoslovakia Olympics	OG	6	3	3	6	2	-
	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	10	4	-	-	-	-
60-61	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno	Czechoslovakia	32	9	17	26	24	-
	Czechoslovakia	WC	7	1	2	3	0	-
	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	9	3	-	-	-	-
61-62	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno	Czechoslovakia	15	6	9	15	-	-
	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	4	1	-	-	-	-
62-63	TJ Brno	Czechoslovakia	31	15	21	36	-	-
	Czechoslovakia	WC	7	2	4	6	4	-
	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	16	5	-	-	-	-
63-64	TJ Brno"C"	Czechoslovakia	29	20	25	45	-	-
	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	3	0	-	-	-	-
64-65	TJ Brno"C"	Czechoslovakia	29	13	17	30	-	-
	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	3	0	-	-	-	-
65-66	TJ Brno"C"	Czechoslovakia	11	5	3	8	-	-
66-67	TJ Brno"C"	Czechoslovakia	22	8	5	13	-	-
67-68	TJ Brno	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-	-
68-69	TJ Brno	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-	-

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
60-61	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno	Ahearne Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-
61-62	TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno	Ahearne Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-
65-66	TJ Brno"C"	European Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Ahearne Cup	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Czechoslovakia	18	323*	148*	166*	314*	0.97*	24*	-8*
European Cup	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
International	10	76	24	2*	26*	0.34*	8*	-
OG	2	13	6	4	10	0.77	2	-
WC	5	32	8	9	17	0.53	14	-

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Frantisek Vanek Career Totals

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Czechoslovakia

323

148

166

European Cup

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Frantisek Vanek Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
	Czech Hockey Hall of Fame
1954-1955	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion Spengler Cup Winner
1955-1956	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion
1956-1957	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion World Championship Bronze Medal
1957-1958	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion
1958-1959	World Championship Bronze Medal
1959-1960	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion
1960-1961	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion European Championship Gold Medal World Championship Silver Medal
1961-1962	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion
1962-1963	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion World Championship Bronze Medal
1963-1964	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion
1964-1965	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion
1965-1966	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion European Cup Champion
1966-1967	European Cup Champion

Frantisek Vanek Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Czechia
Cult/Star player for HC Kometa Brno
Cult/Star player for SK Kralovo Pole

International goal statistics:
24 goals in 76 matches

Czechoslovak league goal statistics:
148 goals in 327 matches
Vanek was inducted into the Czech Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009.