Alexander Vencel (footballer, born 1944)

Alexander Vencel (born 8 February 1944) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 25 appearances for Czechoslovakia.^[2]

Alexander Vencel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-02-08) 8 February 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth	Nagyilva, Kingdom of Hungary
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	TJ Diakovce
1958–1960	TJ Dimitrov Bratislava
1960–1963	Slovan Bratislava
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1965	Dukla Komárno
1965–1977	Slovan Bratislava	321	(0)
1977–1979	Plastika Nitra
1980–1982	SK Slovan Wien
International career
1965–1977	Czechoslovakia	25	(0)
Medal record Representing  Czechoslovakia UEFA European Championship Winner 1976 Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was a participant in the 1970 FIFA World Cup,^[3] and in the 1976 UEFA European Championship, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal.

He played mostly for Slovan Bratislava.

His son, Alexander Vencel Jr., also a goalkeeper, won a number of caps for Slovakia in the mid-1990s.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Czechoslovakia	1965	4	0
	1966	3	0
	1967	0	0
	1968	0	0
	1969	4	0
	1970	3	0
	1971	1	0
	1972	0	0
	1973	0	0
	1974	5	0
	1975	0	0
	1976	3	0
	1977	2	0
Total		25	0

References

1. Alexander Vencel at National-Football-Teams.com
2. Profile 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine at ČMFS website
3. FIFA. Retrieved 3 February 2010.