Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1939)
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Date of birth | 21 September 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vrútky, Slovak Republic | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 April 2018 | (aged 78)||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Lokomotíva Vrútky | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1958–1969 | ČH/Inter Bratislava | 236 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Baník Prievidza | |||||||||||||||||
Trnávka | |||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1959–1960 | Czechoslovakia U-23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1964–1965 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
Trnávka | |||||||||||||||||
Rapid Bratislava | |||||||||||||||||
Slovenský Grob | |||||||||||||||||
Pezinok | |||||||||||||||||
Limbach | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vladimír Weiss (21 September 1939 – 23 April 2018) was a Czechoslovak football defender and coach.
Biography
[edit]Weiss was born in Vrútky on 21 September 1939 and settled in Bratislava in 1958.[1] He represented Czechoslovakia national football team between 1964 and 1965, winning the silver medal for Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2] At full international level, Weiss played in a remarkable 0–1 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification defeat against Portugal.[3]
Weiss had two children, including Vladimír, who is head coach numerous football teams, including Slovakia and Slovan Bratislava.[1] His grandson, named Vladimír Weiss as well, plays for Slovan Bratislava, having also appeared in Premier League, La Liga and Serie A.[1]
Weiss lived in Limbach after playing football, but was suffering from health problems for a long time.[4] He died on 23 April 2018 at the age of 78.[4]
Honours
[edit]- ČH Bratislava: Czechoslovak First League (1958–59)
- 1964 Summer Olympics: Silver medal[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Zeman, Michal (21 September 2024). "VW ako najznámejšia futbalová značka na Slovensku. Pán Weiss, z vášho syna niečo bude, vravel básnik Laco Novomeský". Pravda (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ a b Harsányi, Ladislav (30 January 2019). "Futbalová sága rodu Weissovcov pokračuje už treťou generáciou". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Zeman, Michal (17 October 2009). "Weiss sa s prehrou proti Slovinsku vyrovnával v kruhu rodiny". Pravda (in Slovak). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ a b Zeman, Michal (24 April 2018). "Zomrel Vladimír Weiss najstarší, zakladateľ silnej futbalovej dynastie VW". Pravda (in Slovak). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Vladimír Weiss at Olympedia (archive)
- Vladimír Weiss at Olympics.com
- Vladimír Weiss at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)
- Vladimír Weiss at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)
- 1939 births
- 2018 deaths
- Czechoslovak men's footballers
- Czechoslovakia men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in football
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Men's association football central defenders
- FK Inter Bratislava players
- Slovak men's footballers
- People from Vrútky
- Footballers from the Žilina Region
- Weiss family
- FC Baník Prievidza players
- Slovak football defender stubs
- Czechoslovak football biography stubs