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Vladimír Weiss (footballer, Born 1939)
Vladimír Weiss (21 September 1939 – 23 April 2018) was a Czechoslovak football defender. As a player he won the Czechoslovak First League with ČH Bratislava in 1959, as well as a silver Olympic medal with Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Summer Olympics football competition. After his playing career he spent time as a coach. Biography Weiss was born in Vrútky on 21 September 1939 and settled in Bratislava in 1958. Between 1958 and 1969, Weiss played in the Czechoslovak First League for ČH/Slovnaft/Inter Bratislava, making a total of 236 league appearances and scoring 6 goals. He won the national title with Bratislava in the 1958–59 season. He subsequently played for Baník Prievidza and Trnávka at the end of his career. International career Weiss represented Czechoslovakia national football team between 1964 and 1965, making three appearances. At Olympic level he played for his country 17 times, scoring once, between 1960 and 1964, culminating in being part of the silver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrútky
Vrútky (; (rare); ) is a town in northern Slovakia, close to the city of Martin, Slovakia, Martin. It lies in the historic Turiec region. Geography The town lies at the confluence of Váh and the Turiec River (Váh), Turiec, in the Turčianska kotlina, near the Malá Fatra mountain range. It is located north of the city of Martin, with which it shares a public transport system, and from Žilina. Etymology The name is derived from a plural form of Proto-Slavic ''*vьrǫ tъkъ > vrútok'' meaning "a hot spring". History The town was first mentioned in 1255 as ''villa Vrutk''. However, a settlement had previously existed, and had the old Slavic name ''vrutok''.http://www.vrutky.sk/drupal-5.2/?q=node/15 (Slovak) By the end of the 13th century, the settlement had been divided into Dolné Vrútky and Horné Vrútky. By 1332, the settlement gained independence and in 1809, the town had almost 300 inhabitants. The construction of the Košice-Bohumín Railway in 1870 and the Salgóta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |