Jaroslav Pollák (11 July 1947 – 26 June 2020) was a Slovak

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who played as a

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. He played for Czechoslovakia national team in 49 matches and scored one goal. He was a participant at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where he played in a match against

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, at

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, where his team won the gold medal, and also at

Euro 1980 The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship finals tournament was held in Italy. This was the sixth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. It was the first European Championship to feature eight teams i ...

. Pollák played for more than 10 years for

FC VSS Košice FC VSS Košice was a Slovak football club based in Košice which played in the Slovak 2. Liga during the 2016–17 season. The club officially ceased operations on 27 July 2017. The club, founded in 1903, has won the Slovak League twice, th ...

Death

Pollák died on 26 June 2020 at the age of 72.

Honours

;Czechoslovakia *

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1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...

;Individual *

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: 1976

References

* 1947 births Slovak men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers FC VSS Košice players AC Sparta Prague players 1970 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1976 players UEFA Euro 1980 players UEFA European Championship-winning players Czechoslovakia men's international footballers 2020 deaths Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria Men's association football midfielders People from Košice-okolie District Footballers from the Košice Region FC Red Bull Salzburg players FK Dukla Banská Bystrica players {{Slovakia-footy-midfielder-stub