Ján Švehlík
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Ján Švehlík is a former Slovak
football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia
, for which he played 17 matches and scored 4 goals.
He played mostly for ŠK Slovan Bratislava
.
. He was a participant at the 1976 UEFA European Championship, which Czechoslovakia won. He scored an important first goal in the final against Germany
.
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
, for which he played 17 matches and scored 4 goals.
He played mostly for ŠK Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...
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International career
Švehlík made 17 appearances for the full Czechoslovakia national football teamCzechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
. He was a participant at the 1976 UEFA European Championship, which Czechoslovakia won. He scored an important first goal in the final against Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
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