Pavol Bencz

Pavol Bencz (25 June 1936 – 18 April 2012) was a football player. He played for the Czechoslovakia national team and was the top scorer of the 1964–65 Czechoslovak First League, with 21 goals.[1] As well as playing for his national team, he also scored twice in four appearances for Czechoslovakia B.[2] He scored a total of 82 league goals in 182 matches, playing his club football for Jednota Trenčín and ZVL Žilina.[2] Bencz died in Trenčín at the age of 75 on 18 April 2012.[3]

Pavol Bencz
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-06-25)25 June 1936
Place of birth Czechoslovakia
Date of death 18 April 2012(2012-04-18) (aged 75)
Place of death Trenčín, Slovakia
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1969 Jednota Trenčín
1968–1969 ZVL Žilina
National team
1959–1965 Czechoslovakia B 4 (2)
1964 Czechoslovakia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References

  1. Jeřábek, p. 232.
  2. Jeřábek, p. 17.
  3. "Zomrel bývalý reprezentant Pavol Bencz". sme.sk (in Slovak). 20 April 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

Cited texts

  • Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů. Prague: Grada Publishing. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.


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