Alexander Vencel (footballer, born 1967) explained

Alexander Vencel
Birth Date:1967 3, df=y
Birth Place:Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height:1.89 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1987–1994
Clubs1:Slovan Bratislava
Caps1:132
Goals1:0
Years2:1989–1990
Clubs2:RH Cheb (loan)
Caps2:28
Goals2:0
Years3:1994–2000
Clubs3:Strasbourg
Caps3:184
Goals3:0
Years4:2000–2005
Clubs4:Le Havre
Caps4:188
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:532
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1991–1992
Nationalteam1:Czechoslovakia
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1994–1998
Nationalteam2:Slovakia
Nationalcaps2:19
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:2018–
Managerclubs1:Jordan (assistant)

Alexander Vencel (born 2 March 1967) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He works as goalkeeping coach and assistant manager of Jordan.[1]

Career

Born in Bratislava, Vencel debuted professionally with Slovan Bratislava in the 1988–89 season.

He signed for French team RC Strasbourg Alsace in 1994, and helped them win the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup[2] and the Coupe de la Ligue in 1997.[3] In the 1999–2000 season he saw limited playing time and went to Le Havre AC in Ligue 2. He helped them win promotion in 2002, but they were relegated the following season.

Vencel got 19 caps for the Slovak national team between 1994 and 1998, plus 2 caps for Czechoslovakia from 1991 to 1992.[4] He is the son of Alexander Vencel senior, who played for the Czechoslovak national team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague
DivisionAppsGoals
Slovan Bratislava1987–8800
1988–89120
1990–91300
1991–92300
1992–93290
1993–94310
Total1320
RH Cheb (loan)1989–90280
Strasbourg1994–95Ligue 1370[5]
1995–96Ligue 1380
1996–97Ligue 1300
1997–98Ligue 1320
1998–99Ligue 1300
1999–2000Ligue 1170
Total1840
Le Havre2000–01Ligue 2380
2001–02Ligue 2380
2002–03Ligue 1380
2003–04Ligue 2360
2004–05Ligue 2380
Total18811
Career total5320

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Czechoslovakia199110
199210
Total20
Slovakia199440
199520
199630
199740
199860
Total190

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexander Vencel mladší je v ďalšej zaujímavej destinácii, veľký test čaká v januári. 30 November 2018 .
  2. Web site: Strasbourg-Wacker 1995 . uefa.com . 8 September 2019.
  3. News: RC Strasbourg Alsace - Girondins de Bordeaux . ligue1.com . 8 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170623044257/http://www.ligue1.com/coupeLigue/feuille_match/73346 . 23 June 2017 . dead .
  4. Web site: FOTBAL.CZ - Reprezentace A - statistiky.
  5. Web site: Alexander Vencel » Club matches . worldfootball.net . 8 January 2020.