Zdeněk Zikán Explained

Zdeněk Zikán
Birth Date:1937 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Prague, Czechoslovakia
Death Place:Prague, Czech Republic
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:1946–1955
Youthclubs1:Motorlet Prague
Years1:1955
Years2:1956
Years3:1956
Years4:1957
Years5:1957–1960
Years6:1960–1970
Years7:1970
Clubs3:Motorlet Prague
Clubs7:Transporta Chrudim
Nationalyears1:1958
Nationalteam1:Czechoslovakia
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:5

Zdeněk Zikán (10 November 1937 – 14 February 2013) was a Czech football player.

During his club career he played for several clubs, including Dukla Pardubice and Dukla Prague. During his time with Spartak Hradec Králové, he played in the 1960–61 European Cup, scoring against eventual finalists FC Barcelona in the quarter finals.[1]

Zikán earned four caps and scored five goals for the Czechoslovakia national football team, including four goals in three games in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He finished his international career with the distinction of having scored in every game in which he had played.[1]

Career statistics

International goals

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 April 1958 3–2 Win Friendly
2. 11 June 1958 2–2 Draw 1958 World Cup
3. 15 June 1958 Olympiastadion, Helsingborg, Sweden6–1 Win 1958 World Cup
4. 15 June 1958 Olympiastadion, Helsingborg, Sweden6–1 Win 1958 World Cup
5. 17 June 1958 1–2 Lost 1958 World Cup
Correct as of 19 February 2013[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Truchlik, Ivan. Futbalový atlas sveta. Ottovo Nakladatelství. sk. 2015. Prague, Czech Republic. 978-80-7451-455-5. 629.
  2. http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=23460 Football PLAYER: Zdeněk Zikán