| International One of the best goaltenders in the history of international hockey, Dzurilla made his debut with the Czechoslovakian National Team at the 1963 World and European Championship ... Saw action in three Olympics, 10 World and European Championships and the 1976 Canada Cup ... World champion in 1972, 1976 and 1977, silver medalist in 1965, 1966 and 1968, bronze medalist in 1963, 1964, 1969 and 1970 ... Silver medalist at 1968 Grenoble Olympics, bronze medalist at the 1964Innsbruck Games and the 1972 Sapporo Olympics ... Finalist at the 1976 Canada Cup ... Named the Best Goaltender of 1965 World and European Championships ... Made the tournament All-Star Team in 1965 and 1969.
Career Began his great goaltending career in 1959 with Slovan Bratislava where he played until 1973 ... From 1973 to 1978 he played for Zetor Brno ... Saw action in 571 games in 19 seasons in Czechoslovak League ... Continued his career in Germany with in Augsburger AV (!978-79) and SC Riessersee (1979 to 1982) ... Became a champion with SC Riessersee in 1980-81 ... Became a coach after retiring ... From 1982 to 1985 he coached the juniors of Slovan Bratislava ... Coached Zetor Brno in 1985-86 and 1989-90 ... Coached one season in Switzerland with EHC Olten (1986-87) ... Worked in Germany with SC Riessersee (1987-88), Eintracht Frankfurt (1988-89), Nordhorn (1990-91), Klostersee (1991) and Straubing (1991 to 1993). |
