Jozef Čapkovič Explained

Jozef Čapkovič
Birth Date:11 January 1948
Birth Place:Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1967–1977
Years2:1977
Years3:1978–1979
Clubs1:Slovan Bratislava
Clubs2:Dukla Prague
Clubs3:Slovan Bratislava
Nationalyears1:1974–1977
Nationalteam1:Czechoslovakia
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:0

Jozef Čapkovič (born 11 January 1948 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) is a former Slovak football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, making 16 appearances for the national side.

He was a participant at the 1976 UEFA European Championship, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal.[1]

He played mostly for Slovan Bratislava, although he played part of the 1977–78 Czechoslovak First League for Dukla Prague.[2] His twin brother Ján was also a successful footballer.[3]

From 1992 to 1994 he was a Member of the National Council for the Slovak National Party. He unsuccessfully ran for a parliament seat again in 2010.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fotbal.cz/c/nat/players/viewstat.asp?name=CapkovicJozef Profile
  2. Book: Jeřábek, Luboš. Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů. Grada Publishing. cs. 2007. Prague, Czech Republic. 978-80-247-1656-5. 33.
  3. Web site: Jan Capkovic Profile . 6 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185206/http://slovakfutball.com/capkovicjan.htm . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: Bývalí športovci chcú do parlamentu: Idú si pokaziť meno? . zivot.pluska.sk . 9 December 2022 . sk . 24 March 2010.