| Pavel Chadim | |
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| Outfielder / manager | |
| Born: 8 July 1971 (age 53) Brno, Czechoslovakia | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Pavel Chadim (born 8 July 1971) [1] is a Czech baseball manager,former player,and physician who has led the Czech Republic national baseball team since 2021. [2]
Chadim played as an outfielder and relief pitcher in the Czech Baseball Extraliga,debuting with for Technika Brno in 1993. He moved to Draci Brno in 1995,leading the team to ten league consecutive league championships. [2] Chadim retired as a player in 2011. [2] In eighteen seasons (including a single at-bat in 2021,at the age of 49),he accumulated a career slash line of .368/.426/.507. [3]
Chadim first managed the Czech national team at the 2010 Intercontinental Cup. He also managed the U-21 national team at the 2012 European Championship and at the 2014 U-21 Baseball World Cup,earning a fifth place finish. [2] At the 2013 Little League World Series,he coached the Brno team,the first Czech team to appear at LLWS. [4]
Chadim managed the Czech Republic at the 2023 World Baseball Classic,its first appearance in the tournament. [5] After the 2023 European Baseball Championship,where Czechia finished fifth,Chadim's contract as manager of the national team was renewed through 2026. [6] He also served as first base coach for Team Europe,under Marco Mazzieri,at the Global Baseball Games in Japan. [5]
Outside of baseball,Chadim works as a neurologist,earning his MD from Masaryk University in Brno. [7] [8]
