Ján Popluhár

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Ján Popluhár was a distinguished Slovak defender renowned for his long international career and leadership in Czechoslovakia’s football during the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf Czechoslovak footballer
Slovak person
association football player
defender
activeInPeriod 1950s
1960s
early 1970s
captainOf Czechoslovakia national football team NERFINISHED
club Olympique Lyonnais NERFINISHED
Racing Paris NERFINISHED
Zbrojovka Brno NERFINISHED
ŠK Slovan Bratislava NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Czechoslovakia
Slovakia NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath Slovakia NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1935-09-12
dateOfDeath 2011-03-06
familyName Popluhár NERFINISHED
givenName Ján NERFINISHED
honor Slovak Footballer of the 20th Century (fan poll)
included in UEFA Jubilee 100 Golden Players list for Slovakia NERFINISHED
knownFor fair play
leadership in defence
long international career
language Czech
Slovak
legacy considered one of the greatest Slovak defenders of all time
medal silver medal at 1962 FIFA World Cup
name Ján Popluhár NERFINISHED
nationality Slovak
numberOfAppearancesForNationalTeam 62
numberOfGoalsForNationalTeam 1
participatedIn 1958 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
1960 European Nations' Cup
1962 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Bernolákovo NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Bratislava NERFINISHED
positionPlayed centre-back
defender
regionOfOrigin Bratislava Region NERFINISHED
representedNationalTeam Czechoslovakia national football team NERFINISHED
sport football
styleOfPlay elegant defending
excellent heading ability
strong positional sense
teamAchievement runner-up at 1962 FIFA World Cup with Czechoslovakia

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