Jozef Bomba (30 March 1939 – 27 October 2005) was a Slovak

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defender. He impressed as a fast sprinter and excellent athletic footballer. During his career he played 279 matches and scored 8 goals at the

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. On 1 May 1960, Bomba made his international debut for

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

in the 4–0 home win against

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. He was a participant of the

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for

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

that finished as runners-up but he did not play any match.

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ČMFS entry
1939 births 2005 deaths People from Bardejov Footballers from the Prešov Region Slovak men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1. FC Tatran Prešov players FC VSS Košice players Men's association football defenders {{Slovakia-footy-defender-stub