Alexander Vencel (footballer, born 1944) explained

Alexander Vencel
Birth Date:8 February 1944
Birth Place:Nagyilva, Kingdom of Hungary (now Ilva Mare, Romania)
Height:1.83 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:TJ Diakovce
Youthyears2:1958–1960
Youthclubs2:TJ Dimitrov Bratislava
Youthyears3:1960–1963
Youthclubs3:Slovan Bratislava
Years1:1963–1965
Clubs1:Dukla Komárno
Years2:1965–1977
Clubs2:Slovan Bratislava
Caps2:321
Goals2:0
Years3:1977–1979
Clubs3:Plastika Nitra
Years4:1980–1982
Clubs4:Slovan Wien
Nationalyears1:1965–1977
Nationalteam1:Czechoslovakia
Nationalcaps1:25
Nationalgoals1:0

Alexander Vencel (born 8 February 1944) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 25 appearances for Czechoslovakia.[1]

He was a participant in the 1970 FIFA World Cup,[2] 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

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Czechoslovakia196540
196630
196700
196800
196940
197030
197110
197200
197300
197450
197500
197630
197720
Total250

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fotbal.cz/c/nat/players/viewstat.asp?name=VencelAlexanderst Profile
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108031138/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=59549/index.html Alexander Vencel Statistics