Titus Buberník (12 October 1933 – 27 March 2022) was a Slovak
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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. He played for the
Czechoslovakia national team in 23 matches scoring five goals.
Buberník was born in Bratislava and grew up in
Pusté Úľany. He participated in the
1958 FIFA World Cup
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Br ...
and
1962 FIFA World Cup
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tournaments,
the latter of where Czechoslovakia won the silver medal, but he did not play in the tournament.
At club level, Buberník played for
VSS Košice
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Organizations
* Vegetarian Society (Singapore)
* Vernon Secondary School, a high school in Vernon, B.C.
* Veronis Suhler Stevenson, media company
* Victims and Survivors Service, Northern Ireland public body
* Voluntary Sports ...
in 1956 before moving to
CH Bratislava
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History
Inter Bratislava was founded in 1940 by the Apollo refinery (later renamed Slovnaft). Following the end o ...
, where he stayed for 12 years – winning the
1958–59 Czechoslovak First League during this time.
Buberník died on 27 March 2022.
Honours
CH Bratislava
*
Czechoslovak First League
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:
1958–59
References
External links
*
ČMFS entry
1933 births
2022 deaths
People from Galanta District
Footballers from the Trnava Region
Slovak men's footballers
Czechoslovak men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Czechoslovakia men's international footballers
Czechoslovak First League players
1958 FIFA World Cup players
1960 European Nations' Cup players
1962 FIFA World Cup players
ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
FK Inter Bratislava players
FC VSS Košice players
LASK players
Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers
Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
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