Zdeněk Kos

Zdeněk Kos
Personal information
Born	23 June 1951 (age 73); Prague, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czech
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1968–1981
Position	Center
Career history
1968–1969	Slovan Orbis Praha
1969–1970	Slavia VŠ Praha
1970–1981	Dukla Olomouc
Career highlights and awards
	As player: 3× Czechoslovakian League champion (1970, 1973, 1975); 4× Czechoslovakian Player of the Year (1974, 1975, 1977, 1978); 8× Czechoslovakian League All-Star Five (1972–1975, 1977–1980); Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team (2001);
Representing Czechoslovakia
Men's Basketball
EuroBasket

Zdeněk Kos (born 23 June 1951) is a Czech former basketball player and coach. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team in 2001.

Playing career

During his club playing career, Kos won three Czechoslovakian League championships, in the years 1970, 1973, and 1975. He was also named the Czechoslovakian Player of the Year four times, in the years 1974, 1975, 1977, and 1978.

With the senior Czechoslovakian national team, Kos competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the 1976 Summer Olympics, and the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1] With Czechoslovakia, he also won bronze medals at the 1977 EuroBasket, and the 1981 EuroBasket.

After his playing career, Kos worked as a basketball coach.

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zdeněk Kos Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2018.