Alexander Vencel (footballer, born 1944)

Alexander Vencel (born 8 February 1944) is a Slovak former professional football goalkeeper. He played 25 matches for Czechoslovakia.[2]

Alexander Vencel
Personal information
Full name Alexandru Vencel
Date of birth (1944-02-08) 8 February 1944
Place of birth Nagyilva, Hungary
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
TJ Diakovce
1958–1960 TJ Dimitrov Bratislava
1960–1963 Slovan Bratislava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1965 Dukla Komárno
1965–1977 Slovan Bratislava 321 (0)
1977–1979 Plastika Nitra
1980–1982 SK Slovan Wien
National team
1965–1977 Czechoslovakia 25 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was a participant in the 1970 FIFA World Cup,[3] and in the 1976 UEFA European Championship, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal.

He played mostly for Slovan Bratislava.

His son, Alexander Vencel Jr., also a goalkeeper, won a number of caps for Slovakia in the mid-1990s.

Career statistics

International

Source:[1]
Czechoslovakia national team
YearAppsGoals
196540
196630
196700
196800
196940
197030
197110
197200
197300
197450
197500
197630
197720
Total250

References

  1. Alexander Vencel at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Profile Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine at ČMFS website
  3. Alexander Vencel Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
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