Ladislav Vízek (born 22 January 1955 in

Chlumec nad Cidlinou Chlumec nad Cidlinou (; german: Chlumetz an der Zidlina) is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,600 inhabitants. Administrative parts The town is made up of town parts of Chlume ...

) is a

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football player. He played 55 matches for

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and scored 13 goals. He played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and was sent off in Czechoslovakia's final game, a 1–1 draw with

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. He was a member of the gold Czechoslovakia team at the 1980 Olympic Games and the third-placed team at

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. At club level, he played for

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for many years.

Trivia

Vízek's daughter Pavlína married another Czech football player,

Vladimír Šmicer Vladimír Šmicer (, born 24 May 1973) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his senior career at Slavia Prague, the only Czech club he ever played for. In 1999, Šmicer moved to England where he play ...

, in 1996.

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* 1955 births Living people People from Chlumec nad Cidlinou Czech footballers Czechoslovak footballers Czechoslovakia international footballers Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Czechoslovakia Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia UEFA Euro 1980 players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Dukla Prague footballers Le Havre AC players Ligue 1 players Czechoslovak expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Olympic medalists in football Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in France Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Association football forwards Sportspeople from the Hradec Králové Region {{CzechRepublic-footy-forward-stub