Andrej Kvašňák (19 May 1936 – 18 April 2007) was a
Slovak football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
player. Born in
Košice, he played for
Czechoslovakia
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, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
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, for which he played 47 matches and scored 13 goals. He is usually considered one of the best Czechoslovak footballers.
He was a participant in the
1962 FIFA World Cup, where Czechoslovakia finished second, and also in the
1970 FIFA World Cup.
In his country he played mostly for
Sparta Prague
) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští''
, ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena
, capacity = 19,416
, clubname = Sparta Prague
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. From September 1969 he played a few seasons for
Racing Mechelen, a Belgian team.
Although often listed as a forward, he was in fact normally an attacking midfield schemer, forging a partnership in the centre of the park with
Josef Masopust
Josef Masopust (9 February 1931 – 29 June 2015) was a Czech football player and coach. He played as midfielder and was a key player for Czechoslovakia, helping them reach the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final. He was capped 63 times, scoring ten g ...
at international level. Well known for his technique and passing ability, he was also a prolific goalscorer and fine header of the ball.
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Obituary at UEFA.comObituary
1936 births
2007 deaths
Czechoslovak footballers
1960 European Nations' Cup players
1962 FIFA World Cup players
1970 FIFA World Cup players
Deaths from lung cancer
Slovak footballers
Czechoslovakia international footballers
Sportspeople from Košice
Deaths from cancer in the Czech Republic
K.R.C. Mechelen players
FC VSS Košice players
AC Sparta Prague players
FK Viktoria Žižkov players
Association football midfielders
Association football forwards
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