Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Role Ice hockey player Name Matjaz Kopitar | Playing career Children Anze Kopitar | |
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Born November 6, 1965 (age 58)
Jesenice, SFR Yugoslavia ( 1965-11-06 ) Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) People also search for Anze Kopitar, Gasper Kopitar, Ines Kopitar Played for HK Acroni Jesenice, HK MK Bled, HDK Maribor, EC KAC | ||
National team Yugoslavia
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Matjaž Kopitar (born November 6, 1965) is a retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player. He is the father of the ice hockey players Gašper and Anže Kopitar.
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Playing career
Kopitar began his career with HK Acroni Jesenice in 1983 and played eleven seasons with the club. He played two seasons with HK MK Bled and Klagenfurt AC. He finished his career with HK Maribor in 2003. Kopitar represented Yugoslavia and Slovenia in international competitions.
Coaching career
He coached HK Acroni Jesenice in the 2006-07 season and is the current coach of the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team. He coached the national team at the 2011 World Championships and at the 2012 Div I A World Championship where they won first place.
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