Vladimír Weiss (21 September 1939 – 23 April 2018) was a
Czechoslovak
Czechoslovak may refer to:
*A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93)
**First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38)
**Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39)
**Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60)
**Fourth Czechoslovak Repub ...
football
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defender and
coach
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Guidance/instruction
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* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
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. He won the Olympic silver medal for
Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Personal
Weiss' son,
Vladimír Weiss, is the former head coach of
Slovakia
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and the current head coach of
Slovan Bratislava, and his grandson,
Vladimír Weiss, plays for
Slovan Bratislava, having also appeared in
Premier League
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,
La Liga
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and
Serie A
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..
Weiss died on 23 April 2018 at the age of 78.
Zomrel Vladimír Weiss najstarší, zakladateľ silnej futbalovej dynastie VW
Honours
; ČH Bratislava
*Czechoslovak First League
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:* 1958–59
; International
*1964 Summer Olympics
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:*Silver medal
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Futbalová sága rodu Weissovcov pokračuje už treťou generáciou
1939 births
2018 deaths
Czechoslovak men's footballers
Czechoslovakia men's international footballers
Olympic footballers for Czechoslovakia
Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
Olympic medalists in football
Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Men's association football central defenders
FK Inter Bratislava players
Slovak men's footballers
People from Vrútky
Footballers from the Žilina Region
Vladimir
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Names
* Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name
* Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name
* Volodymyr for the Ukr ...
FC Baník Prievidza players
Slovak people of German descent
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