František Šafránek (2 January 1931 – 27 June 1987) was a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

football player. Šafránek played for several clubs, including Spartak Sokolovo (1949–1952) and

Dukla Prague Dukla Prague () was a Czech football club from the city of Prague. Established in 1948 as ATK Praha, the club won a total of 11 Czechoslovak league titles and eight Czechoslovak Cups, and in the 1966–67 season, reached the semi-finals of the ...

(1952–1966). He played for Czechoslovakia national team (22 matches and one goal), and was a participant at the

1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the 5th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June ...

, where he played in two matches, at the

1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the 6th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first and only FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country. Br ...

, and at the

1960 UEFA European Football Championship The 1960 European Nations' Cup was the inaugural tournament of the UEFA European Championship, held every four years and organised by UEFA. The first tournament was held in France. It was won by the Soviet Union, who beat Yugoslavia 2–1 in Par ...

. He died from

heart failure Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to Cardiac cycle, fill with and pump blood. Although symptoms vary based on which side of the heart is affected, HF ...

during the match of former Dukla Prague players in June 1987.Profile at Hall of Fame Dukla Praha website
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* 1931 births 1987 deaths Czech men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers 1954 FIFA World Cup players 1958 FIFA World Cup players 1960 European Nations' Cup players Footballers from Prague Czechoslovakia men's international footballers AC Sparta Prague players Dukla Prague footballers Men's association football defenders {{Czechoslovakia-footy-bio-stub