Jiří Feureisl (3 October 1931 – 12 May 2021) was a
Czechoslovak
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*A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93)
**First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38)
**Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39)
**Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60)
** Fourth Czechoslovak Repu ...
football
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forward
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People
*Forward (surname)
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* Forward (association football)
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who played for
Czechoslovakia
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in the
1958 FIFA World Cup
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Br ...
, scoring a goal in the 6–1 win over
Argentina
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., and the
1955–1960 Central European International Cup, which
Czechoslovakia national team won, with him being his teams joint top scorer.
At club level, he played for
Dynamo Karlovy Vary.
Feureisl died on 12 May 2021, aged 89.
Do nebe odešel sportovní velikán Jiří Feureisl
International
Czechoslovakia
* Central European International Cup
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: 1955-60
References
External links
*
FIFA profile
1931 births
2021 deaths
Czech men's footballers
Czechoslovak men's footballers
Czechoslovakia men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
1958 FIFA World Cup players
People from Rokycany District
Footballers from the Plzeň Region
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