Zdeněk Kos


Zdeněk Kos is a Czech former basketball player and coach. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team in 2001.

Playing career

Club 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.

National team career

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. With Czechoslovakia, he also won bronze medals at the 1977 EuroBasket, and the 1981 EuroBasket.

Coaching career

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