Zdeněk Procházka (12 January 1928 – 24 September 2016) 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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midfielder
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who played for
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''ÄŒesko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
in the
1954 FIFA World Cup
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.
He also played for
AC Sparta Prague
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It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in cen ...
.
References
External links
Profileat the
ÄŒMFS
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website
1928 births
2016 deaths
Czech men's footballers
Czechoslovak men's footballers
Czechoslovakia men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
AC Sparta Prague players
FK Viktoria Žižkov players
1954 FIFA World Cup players
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