Czech ice hockey forward Robert Reichel, 38, a triple world champion, has ended his professional career and will become a coach in Czech's Litvinov team, local media said on Wednesday. Reichel, a member of the winning Olympic team from Nagano 1998, will work with Litvinov's main coach Jiri Kucera in the next season. 'One life period ends, another one starts. This is something new to me, but I have also managed different roles and I believe I will prove successful in this one as well,' Reichel said. Reichel returned to his home team in Litvinov, North Bohemia area of the country, from the NHL in 2004. 