Rastislav Trtík
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6 March 1961 Košice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Died | 1 October 2024 (aged 63) | ||
Rastislav Trtík (6 March 1961 – 1 October 2024) was a Czech handball player and coach. As a player, he won the Czechoslovak championship. As a coach he won Czech and Slovak championships and coached the Czech national handball team.
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[edit]Early life
[edit]Rastislav Trtík was born on 6 March 1961 in Košice.[1]
Playing career
[edit]As a handball player, Trtík developed in the team VSŽ Košice, for which he played in all junior categories as well as the senior team, with which he won the Czechoslovak championship.[2] At the age of 19, he moved to Ostrava, where he studied at the university and played for Baník Ostrava and Baník Karviná. He also represented Czechoslovakia at international competitions.[1] After the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, he opted for the Czech citizenship.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]Trtík's first coaching job was at Baník Karviná, which he coached from 1994 to 1997. Under his leadership, the team placed second twice in the Czech league.[4] Between 1997 and 2003 he coached SKP Frýdek-Místek team. In his final year, he led the club to the first victory in the Czech league in its history.[5] From 2004 to 2006, he coached the German team MT Melsungen, which he led to promotion to the first German league. In addition, he parallelly coached the Czech national team.[1] In 2008, he again coached Karviná, leading it to the league title.[6] From 2008 to 2011, he coached HT Tatran Prešov, leading it to three league championships in a row.[1] Following stints with Karviná (2011-2012) and HC Empor Rostock (2012-2014), he returned to Prešov, which he led to two more league victories in 2016 and 2017. From 2017 to 2019 he led the Polish team Górnik Zabrze.[1]
His final professional coaching job was with the Czech national team from 2021 to 2022.[7] In the final years, Trtík suffered from health problems, which limited him to coaching junior teams.[1]
Death
[edit]Rastislav Trtík died on 1 October 2024 at the age of 63 after a long illness.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Navždy nás opustil bývalý tréner Tatrana Rastislav Trtík | Handball Team Tatran Prešov". tatranpresov.sk. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Šimek, Květoslav (2 October 2024). "Házená smutní. Zemřel bývalý hráč a trenér Karviné i reprezentace Trtík". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Hádzanársky fanatik". tyzden.sk (in Slovak). 31 May 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Dohodli jsme se s Rastislavem Trtíkem". hcb-karvina.cz. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Frýdek-Místek se dočkal historického zlata". iDNES.cz. 18 May 2003. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Pohárové finále ovládli házenkáři Karviné". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Smutná zpráva. Zemřel úspěšný trenér házené Rastislav Trtík". sport.cz (in Czech). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.