Rudolf Klapka Explained

Rudolf Klapka
Birth Date:1895 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Žižkov, Austria-Hungary
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1918–1922
Clubs1:FK Viktoria Žižkov
Nationalyears1:1920
Nationalteam1:Czechoslovakia
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0

Rudolf Klapka (24 February 1895 – 11 September 1951) was a footballer, who represented Czechoslovakia at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] [2]

Klapka played in the goalkeeper position for FK Viktoria Žižkov when he was selected for the first Czechoslovakian team who would represent the country at the Summer Olympics in Antwerp, the country's first ever match was against Yugoslavia which they won 7-0, the next day they played Norway and Klapka again did not concede as they won 4-0, Klapka conceded his first goal in the semi-final match against France which they won 4-1.[3] In the final against the hosts Belgium, Klapka conceded two goals in the first 30 minutes and then after 40 minutes Klapka and his team walked off in protest due to poor refereeing after a defender was sent-off, so the team were disqualified and did not receive a medal.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rudolf Klapka. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101654/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/rudolf-klapka-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 6 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Rudolf Klapka . Olympedia . 17 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Rudolf Klapka. eu-football.info. 6 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Football at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Football. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418130709/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/FTB/mens-football.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 6 May 2018.