Marián Masný (born 13 August 1950 in Rybany) is a Slovak former football player. He played for

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, for which he played 75 matches and scored 18 goals. His brother Vojtech was also football player. He was a participant at the 1976 UEFA European Championship, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal, and at the

1980 UEFA European Championship 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 ...

where they came third and at the has a sticker in the album of the 1892 world cup 1982 FIFA World Cup. Masný started out at amateur football clubs Jednota Trenčin and then Dukla Banska Bystrica before joining professional team played Slovan Bratislava. He played most of his career for Slovan Bratislava from 1968 to 1989 and also played briefly for

Petržalka Petržalka (; german: Engerau / Audorf; hu, Pozsonyligetfalu) is the largest borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Situated on the right bank of the river Danube, the area shares a land border with Austria, and is home to around 100,000 ...

before he retired in 1990. Kevin Keegan described Masný as "one of the world's most skilful wingers".Kevin Keegan (with Mike Langley): Against the World, Book Club Associates, 1979. Masný created two goals in a three-minute spell against Keegan's England squad in a European championship match in Bratislava, 1975.

Honours

Czechoslovak First League The Czechoslovak First League ( cs, 1. fotbalová liga, sk, 1. futbalová liga) was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who forme ...

Winners (2): 1974 & 1975. * Slovenský Pohár Winners (6): 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, & 1983. *

Czechoslovak Cup The Czechoslovak Cup () was a football cup competition held in Czechoslovakia. It was officially created in 1960 and folded in 1993 with the split between Czech Republic and Slovakia. The cup was played throughout Czechoslovakia until 1968–69. ...

Winners (2): 1974 & 1982. * Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy Winner (1): 1974. * UEFA Euro Winner (1): 1976.

References

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Voted in top 10 World Player of the Year

1950 births Slovak men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers UEFA Euro 1976 players UEFA Euro 1980 players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Living people Czechoslovakia men's international footballers ŠK Slovan Bratislava players Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria Men's association football midfielders UEFA European Championship-winning players FK Dukla Banská Bystrica players {{Slovakia-footy-midfielder-stub