Alexander Vencel (born 2 March 1967) is a Slovak former professional

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who played as a

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. He works as goalkeeping coach and assistant manager of

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Career

Born in

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, Vencel debuted professionally with Slovan Bratislava in the 1988–89 season. He signed for French team

RC Strasbourg Alsace Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (commonly known as RC Strasbourg, Racing Straßburg, RCSA, RCS, or simply Strasbourg; Alsatian: ''Füeßbàllmànnschàft Vu Stroßburri'') is a French association football club founded in 1906, based in the c ...

in 1994, and helped them win the

1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup The 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup was the first edition of the tournament administered by the UEFA. It saw Strasbourg and Bordeaux win their semi-finals to advance to the UEFA Cup, the latter eventually finishing runners-up. It also saw English repre ...

and the

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in 1997. In the 1999–2000 season he saw limited playing time and went to

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. He helped them win promotion in 2002, but they were relegated the following season. Vencel got 19 caps for the Slovak national team between 1994 and 1998, plus 2 caps for Czechoslovakia from 1991 to 1992. He is the son of Alexander Vencel senior, who played for the Czechoslovak national team in the

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* 1967 births Living people Slovak footballers Footballers from Bratislava Czechoslovak footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Slovakia men's international footballers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers Dual men's international footballers ŠK Slovan Bratislava players FK Hvězda Cheb players RC Strasbourg Alsace players Le Havre AC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Slovak expatriate footballers Slovak expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France {{Slovakia-footy-goalkeeper-stub