Koloman Gögh ( hu, Gőgh Kálmán; 7 January 1948 – 11 November 1995) was a Czechoslovak
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of Hungarian ethnicity.

Biography

Gögh was born in

Kladno Kladno (; german: Kladen) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 67,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the region and together with its adjacent suburban areas has a population of more than 110,000. ...

in what is today the

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, but began playing football in

Kolárovo Kolárovo (before 1948: ''Guta''; hu, Gúta or earlier ''Gutta'') is a town in the south of Slovakia near the town of Komárno. It is an agricultural center with 11,000 inhabitants. Basic information The town of Kolárovo is located in the Pod ...

, a town with over 80% of Hungarian minority. After that he played for the junior team of

Komárno Komárno, ( hu, Komárom, german: Komorn, sr, Коморан, translit=Komoran), colloquially also called ''Révkomárom, Öregkomárom, Észak-Komárom'' in Hungarian; is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. ...

, and fulfilled his

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duties in Dukla Holešov serving as a

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. After

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, Gögh resumed his football career at

ŠK Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava (, "Bratislava Slav") is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Slovak Super Liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953. Slovan is the m ...

. He played for

Czechoslovakia national football team The Czechoslovakia national football team ( cs, Československá fotbalová reprezentace, sk, Česko-slovenské národné futbalové mužstvo) was the national football team of Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1993. The team was controlled by the Cze ...

in 1975 and 1976 when they won the

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; in that period he played in 55 matches and scored one goal. Gögh was a participant in 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 ...

. Later he worked as coach, returning from a game Gögh died in a car accident. ''FK Kolárovo'' named stadium in his honour ''Štadión Kolomana Gögha (Gőgh Kálmán Sportpálya)''.Photo of Štadión Kolomana Gögha

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Gögh at Slovan Bratislava
1948 births 1995 deaths Slovak footballers Sportspeople from Kladno Czechoslovak footballers Czechoslovak expatriate footballers ŠK Slovan Bratislava players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players Road incident deaths in Austria UEFA Euro 1976 players UEFA Euro 1980 players UEFA European Championship-winning players Czechoslovakia international footballers Slovak people of Hungarian descent Association football defenders Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate footballers in Austria {{Slovakia-footy-defender-stub