Ladislav Kuna (3 April 1947 – 1 February 2012) was a Slovak

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player and manager, who played as a central

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. He played 424 matches and scored 86 goals in the

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 for ...

, all for Spartak Trnava. His number of appearances in the Czechoslovak First League was previously the record, and was only bettered by Přemysl Bičovský. Kuna was capped 47 times for Czechoslovakia, scoring nine goals. He was a participant in the

1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May to 21 June in Mexico, it was the first World Cup tournament held outside ...

. In 1969, he was named Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year. He was the chairman of Spartak Trnava from 2006 until his death in February 2012.

Honours

Player

Spartak Trnava *

** ''Winners (5):''

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * J ...

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses ( February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events J ...

, 1972, 1973 * Czechoslovak Cup ** ''Winners (3):'' 1967, 1971, 1975 *

Slovak Cup The Slovak Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Slovak football. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Europa Conference League. History The competition was first contested in 1969. Until 1993, the winner of the Slovak Cup would face the w ...

** ''Winners (2):'' 1971, 1975 *

Mitropa Cup The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale or Central European Cup, was one of the first international major European football cups for club sides. It was conducted among the successor states of the former Austria-Hunga ...

** ''Winners (1):'' 1967 ** ''Runner-up (1):''

Individual * Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year (1): 1969

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* 1947 births 2012 deaths Slovak footballers Czechoslovak footballers FC Spartak Trnava players 1970 FIFA World Cup players Czechoslovakia international footballers Slovak football managers FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda managers AS Trenčín managers FC Spartak Trnava managers People from Hlohovec Czechoslovak expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Austria Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria 1. Wiener Neustädter SC managers Association football midfielders {{Slovakia-footy-midfielder-stub