Anton Bulla Explained

Anton Bulla
Birth Date:1901 4, df=y
Position:Forward
Years1:1917–1920
Clubs1:TTE Trencin
Years2:1920–1921
Clubs2:VAS Bratislava
Years3:1921–1924
Clubs3:First Vienna
Years4:1924–1925
Clubs4:Sparta Prague
Years5:1927–1936
Clubs5:ČsŠK Bratislava
Nationalyears1:1929–1930
Nationalteam1:Czechoslovakia Amateur
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:3
Manageryears1:1953
Managerclubs1:Slovan Bratislava
Manageryears2:1959–1960
Managerclubs2:Wacker Innsbruck
Manageryears3:1961
Managerclubs3:Slovan Bratislava
Manageryears4:1961–1962
Managerclubs4:Dynamo Žilina
Manageryears5:1962–1963
Managerclubs5:Slovan Bratislava

Anton Bulla (17 April 1901 – 9 December 1987) was a Slovak professional footballer and coach who played as a forward.

Career

Bulla played club football for ČsŠK Bratislava, turning professional in 1928. He played 8 matches and scored 4 goals in the 1935–36 Czechoslovak First League, the first season to include Slovak clubs. He scored 3 goals in 6 matches for the Czechoslovakia national amateur football team between 1929 and 1930.[1] After he retired from playing, Bulla became a manager, leading his former club ŠK Slovan Bratislava in 1953.[2] He had further spells leading Slovan in the early 1960s, as well as a short period managing Dynamo Žilina.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jeřábek, Luboš. Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů. Grada Publishing. cs. 2007. Prague, Czech Republic. 978-80-247-1656-5. 28.
  2. Web site: ŠK Slovan. Sieň slávy. sk. 22 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120208124633/skslovan.com/index.php?context=153. 8 February 2012.