Alexander Vencel (born 2 March 1967) is a Slovak former professional

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who played as a

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. He works as goalkeeping coach and assistant manager of

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Career

Vencel signed for French club

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in 1994, helping it win the

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and the

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in 1997. He was named best goalkeeper of 1988–89 Ligue 1 season. Vencel played twice for Czechoslovakia from 1991 until 1992 before gaining 19 appearances for the Slovak national team between 1994 and 1998.

Personal life

Vencel is also the author of five books, including ''Tréner Brankárov'' (). He is married with a daughter and twin sons. His father, also named

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, played for the Czechoslovak national team in the

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* 1967 births Living people Slovak men's footballers Footballers from Bratislava Czechoslovak men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Slovakia men's international footballers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers Dual internationalists (men's football) ŠK Slovan Bratislava players FK Hvězda Cheb players RC Strasbourg Alsace players Le Havre AC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Slovak expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France {{Czechoslovakia-footy-bio-stub