Ján Pardavý

Ján Pardavý (born on September 8, 1971, in Trenčín) is a retired Slovak right winger, currently the head coach of the HK Dukla Trenčín of the Tipos Extraliga.
== Club career ==
Pardavý began his senior career with the HK Dukla Trenčín of the 1. NHL (after dissolution of Czechoslovakia playing in the Slovenská Extraliga V Ľadovom Hokeji (since the 1998-99 season called the West Extraliga)). He stayed there until the end of the 1998-99 season. He became the Czechoslovak champion in the 1991-92 season and the Slovak champion in the 1993-94 and 1996-97 seasons. In the 1996-97 season, he was also the player who scored most goals (42) and most points (86) in the Slovenská Extraliga V Ľadovom Hokeji.
In 1999 - 2001, Pardavý played with the HC Vsetín of the Český Telecom Extraliga. In the 1999-00 season, he was the foreigner who scored most points in the Český Telecom Extraliga. In the 2000-01 season, he became the Czech champion as he scored most goals (10) among all players in the play-offs.
In the 2001-02 season played Pardavý with the Djurgårdens IF of the Elitserien and in the 2002-03 season with the HPK of the SM-liiga.
In the next season, he played with the HC Znojemští Orli of the Tipsport Extraliga (formerly Český Telecom Extraliga). 
He also began there the 2004-05 season but after 18 games played, he moved to the HK Dukla Trenčín of the ST Extraliga (formerly West Extraliga).
In the 2005-06 season, Pardavý played with the MODO Hockey of the Elitserien.
In the 2006-07 season, Pardavý played 41 regular season games and 14 play-off games with the HK Dukla Trenčín of the Slovnaft Extraliga (formerly ST Extraliga) and 4 games with the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Superliga.
Pardavý then continued wíth the HK Dukla Trenčín of the Slovnaft Extraliga in the 2007-08 season.
Next two seasons played Pardavý with the HC Banská Bystrica of the Slovnaft Extraliga. In the 2009-10 season, he was selected into the Slovnaft Extraliga All-Star Team.
In 2010 - 2013, Pardavý served as the team captain of the HK Dukla Trenčín of the Slovnaft Extraliga (since the 2011-12 season called the Tipsport Extraliga).
After that, he played his last three seasons with the Strasbourg of the Ligue Magnus.
== International career ==
Pardavý played with the Slovak National Team at the 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 World Championships (winning silver at the 2000 tournament) and at the 1998 and 2002 Olympics.
== Team Staff career ==
Role 	Team 	Years
Head coach 	MHK Dubnica 	2016 - 2017
Assistant coach	Slovak National U18 Team	2017 - 2018
Assistant coach	HK Dukla Trenčín 	2017 - 2019
Assistant coach	Slovak National Team 	2018 - 2020
Head coach 	HK Dukla Trenčín 	2019 - present
Category:Born in 1971
Category:Slovak ice hockey players
Category:Dukla Trencin players
Category:HC Vsetin players
Category:Djurgårdens IF players
Category:HPK Hämeenlinna players
Category:Orli Znojmo players
Category:Modo Hockey players
Category:Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
Category:Banska Bystrica players
Category:1998 Olympian
Category:2002 Olympian
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Slovakia
Category:Member of the Slovak National Team