Zdeno Chára

Slovak professional ice hockey defenseman
Person human Q168957

Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
March 18, 1977
Place of birth
Trenčín
Country of citizenship
Slovakia[5]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Slovak, Czech, Russian, English, German, Swedish, Polish
Career plus-minus rating
+262
Country for sport
Slovakia
Family name
Chára[22]
Given name
Zdenko[23]
Height
+206
League or competition
National Hockey League[17]
Mass
+116
Nickname
"Big Z", "Big Chara", "The Beast", "Lurch"
Number of matches played/races/starts
+1485
Penalty minutes in career
+1896
Position played on team / speciality
defenseman[18]
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Shooting handedness
left-handed shot[19]
Social media followers
17k (17k–17k, n=4)
Total assists in career
+442
Total goals in career
+200
Total points in career
+642
Total shots in career
+3185
🏷️ Also known as
en Zdeno Chara en Zdeno Chára es Zdeno Chara it Zdeno Chara ja ズデノ・チャラ ko 즈데노 하라 nl Zdeno Chara ru Здено Хара ru Хара, Здено zh 斯德諾·卡拉
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ESPN.com NHL player ID
145
Elite Prospects player ID
4530
Eurohockey.com player ID
10668
Facebook username
zdeno.chara.98871
Freebase ID
/m/0283jb
Hockey-Reference.com player ID
c/charazd01
HockeyDB player ID
28487
Hokej.cz player ID
2398
IMDb ID
nm1758766
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000403203
JRC Names ID
614293
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Kontinental Hockey League player ID
20524
NHL.com player ID
8465009
Olympedia people ID
110603
Olympics.com athlete ID
zdeno-chara
Prabook ID
1713177
Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee athlete ID
zdeno-chara
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ch/zdeno-chara-1
Trading Card Database name ID
14166
X (Twitter) username
zdeno33
ČSFD person ID
83927

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Award received 7
Languages spoken, written or signed 7
Member of sports team 3
Participant in 3
Country for sport 1
Country of citizenship 1
Drafted by 1
Educated at 1
Instance of 1
Occupation 1
Place of birth 1
Position played on team / speciality 1
Sex or gender 1
Sport 1
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Summary

Born in Trenčín[1], he… he was born on March 18, 1977[2]. He worked as an ice hockey player[3].

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Recognition

Awards received include James Norris Memorial Trophy[7], a sports award[24], in Canada[25], founded in 1955[26]; NHL Plus-Minus Award[8], a sports award[27], in Canada[28], founded in 1982[29]; Mark Messier Leadership Award[9], a sports award[30], in Canada[31], founded in 2006[32]; Best Slovak Defenseman Award[10], an award[33]; Hokejista roka[34], an award[35], in Slovakia[36]; and Ľudovít Štúr Order 2nd class[37].

FAQs

Where was Zdeno Chára born?

Born in Trenčín[1].

Who were Zdeno Chára's parents?

Zdeno Chára's father was Zdeněk Chára[4].

What did Zdeno Chára do for work?

Zdeno Chára worked as ice hockey player[3].

Where did Zdeno Chára go to school?

Zdeno Chára was educated at Algonquin College[6].

What awards did Zdeno Chára receive?

Honors received include James Norris Memorial Trophy[7], NHL Plus-Minus Award[8], Mark Messier Leadership Award[9], and Best Slovak Defenseman Award[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . isport.blesk.cz. isport.blesk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [3] ↑ . Eurohockey.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . hockey-reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [37] ↑ . prezident.sk. prezident.sk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Eurohockey.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 28d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Chára
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'et', 'fi', 'fr', 'hy', 'is', 'it', '
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 10w ago · NeverDoING · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Zdenko
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Given name: Zdenko, Added with [[User:Bargioni/QuickNames|QuickNames]]"
  3. 26w ago · DeltaBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facebook username → zdeno.chara.98871
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Father: Zdeněk Chára, move qualifier Reference URL to reference"
  4. 26w ago · ~2026-27177-65 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+116'}
    Member of sports team → Boston Bruins, Färjestad BK, New York Islanders
    Career plus-minus rating → {'amount': '+262'}
    Father → Zdeněk Chára
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Father: Zdeněk Chára"
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