Jaroslav Kravárik Explained

Jaroslav Kravárik
Birth Date:5 December 1941
Birth Place:Piešťany, Slovak Republic
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1962–1964
Clubs1:Tatran Prešov
Years2:1964–1968
Clubs2:Spartak Trnava
Caps2:81
Goals2:18
Years3:1968–1971
Clubs3:Slavia Prague
Nationalteam1:Czechoslovakia
Nationalyears1:1965
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Jaroslav Kravárik (born 5 December 1941) is a Slovak former footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Career

Kravárik played with Czechoslovak First League outfits Tatran Prešov (1962–1964), Spartak Trnava (1964–1968) and Slavia Prague (1968–1971). With Spartak Trnava, he won the Czechoslovak Cup (1967) and the league championship (1968).[2] In 1967 he scored the decisive goal in the 3–1 win of Spartak Trnava against Újpest Dósza in the second leg of the Mitropa Cup finals.[3]

Kravárik played 81 matches and scored 18 goals with Spartak Trnava.[4] Overall he played 142 Czechoslovak First League matches and scored 28 goals.[5]

He played in one match for the Czechoslovakia national team in 1965, against Portugal.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jaroslav Kravárik . EU Football . 17 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Jaroslav Kravárik: V Slávii ma vítali ako mesiáša . Šport.sk . 2 April 2024 . 25 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Deň, keď Spartak písal históriu: Prešlo 50 rokov od pamätného triumfu trnavských legiend! . Športky.sk . 2 April 2024 . sk . 31 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Zeman . Michal . Kravárik si pamätá, keď Nemci chceli kúpiť celú Trnavu . Športweb.sk . sk-SK . 5 December 2011.
  5. Book: Jeřábek . Luboš . Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů . 1 January 2007 . Grada Publishing a.s. . 978-80-247-1656-5 . 100 . cs.
  6. Web site: Jaroslav Kravárik . National Football Teams . 17 May 2021.