Jan Zabrodsky (born 1 April 1952) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey and tennis player.
Biography[]
Zabrodsky was born in Prague in 1952. His father, Vladimír, was an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovakian national team, as well as a national Davis Cup representative. The family defected to Sweden in 1965.[1]
In his early years, Zabrodsky played ice hockey, representing Skåne in the TV-pucken and Rögle BK at senior level. During his time at Rögle BK he played a season in Division 1 (1968-69). A forward, Zabrodsky signed with Djurgårdens IF for the 1970-71 season.[2]
As a tennis player he had a best ranking of 217 in the world, with qualifying draw appearances at the French Open and Wimbledon. He had a win over Adriano Panatta at the Stockholm WCT tournament in 1975.[3]
References[]
- ↑ "Dramat som inte visades i SVT: ”Folk kan inte föreställa sig”", Expressen. (sv)
- ↑ Jan Zabrodsky at eliteprospects.com (en).
- ↑ "Tennis", The Courier-Journal, 22 April 1975.
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