Svatopluk Pluskal started playing football in his home town, where he played for several clubs. With (Baťa Zlín – Svit Gottwaldov) he achieved promotion to the top league. He achieved individual success when he was selected for the junior international team. He was able to play in most positions, but in Zlín he played mainly as a striker.
Club career
In 1951 he moved to Prague where he became an important player for a newly founded army football club (ATK, later called ÚDA and Dukla Prague), for whom he played mainly as a defensive midfielder. In almost 16 years with this club, he was 8-time champion of the league but he achieved his most important successes at the club level in the United States. Dukla Praha with Pluskal in its line-up won the "American Cup" (a tournament of teams from football-developed countries) three times in a row in the first half of the 1960s. In 1962 Pluskal scored the winning goal in the final against Brazilian team FC America.
International career
He played in the Czechoslovak international team from 1952 (starting as a defender) and played in three World Cups. In 1954 he took part in the record 0–5 defeat by Austria in Switzerland. Four years later, at the 1958 world cup finals, Pluskal played in more games. Losing 1–0 to Northern Ireland, drawing 2–2 with West Germany, and scoring a remarkable 6–1 victory over Argentina, under modern rules they would have gone through. Under the rules of the time, having equal points, a play-off had to decide, and Northern Ireland beat them for the second time, this time 2–1 after extra time.
In the 1962 World Cup in Chile, Pluskal was a member of the line-up.[1] With his teammate from Dukla, Josef Masopust, he formed the key midfield of the 4–2–4 formation. Thanks to Pluskal, the team that had had to qualify for the Championships in a playoff with Scotland had got to the World Cup final. There it was beaten by Brazil. In 1965, Pluskal played in the unsuccessful qualification campaign for the World Cup in England, but with this his international career ended. He played 56 matches in Czechoslovak colours and scored one goal.[2]
Thanks to his important contribution to the success in Chile, Pluskal received recognition on the international stage. On 23 October 1963, he was a member of the "Rest of the World" team that took on England at Wembley in front of 100,000 fans, to celebrate 100 years of English football. A year later, he played for the "Europe" team in Belgrade against Yugoslavia, and appeared for Europe again in 1965 against Great Britain.[3]
Pluskal's career was ended by a knee injury in 1967. In the league he played 282 matches and scored 37 goals. He was a universal footballer, a good header of the ball, and he was famous for his slide tackles, with which he cleanly took the ball from his opponents. Although players often protested against this style of play, referees usually considered it to be within the rules. During his football career, this tireless fighter became an impenetrable shield, able to concentrate on what was needed. Off the field, he helped the team with his easy humour.
Late life
As with many other former players, Pluskal became a coach. He did this job for Plzeň clubs Škoda and Slovan, later on for FC Bohemians Praha and for a few years in Enosis Neon Paralimni of Cyprus. He helped Bohemians with their promotion to the First Division.
After a brain stroke Pluskal was confined to bed. He died at the age of 74.
References
^"World Cup – Czechoslovakia v Yugoslavia". ESPsoccernet. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
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This sports biography does not cite any sources containing significant coverage Please help improve this article by adding citations to sources containing significant coverage Sports biographies without significant coverage violate the requirement for such articles and may be deleted Find sources football news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Svatopluk Pluskal 28 October 1930 29 May 2005 was a Czechoslovak footballer and holder of a silver medal from the World Cup in Chile in 1962 Svatopluk PluskalSvatopluk Pluskal in 1962Personal informationDate of birth 1930 10 28 28 October 1930Place of birthZlin CzechoslovakiaDate of death29 May 2005 2005 05 29 aged 74 Place of deathUsti nad Labem Czech RepublicPosition s Defensive MidfielderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1947 1951SK Letna Zlin1952 1966Dukla Prague282 37 1966 1967LIAZ JablonecInternational career1952 1965Czechoslovakia56 1 Managerial career1969 1970Bohemians Prague1971 1974Enosis Neon Paralimni1976 1978Enosis Neon Paralimni1978 1979Skoda Plzen1983 1985Enosis Neon ParalimniHonours Men s footballRepresenting CzechoslovakiaFIFA World CupRunner up 1962 Chile Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Early life 2 Club career 3 International career 4 Late life 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditSvatopluk Pluskal started playing football in his home town where he played for several clubs With Bata Zlin Svit Gottwaldov he achieved promotion to the top league He achieved individual success when he was selected for the junior international team He was able to play in most positions but in Zlin he played mainly as a striker Club career EditIn 1951 he moved to Prague where he became an important player for a newly founded army football club ATK later called UDA and Dukla Prague for whom he played mainly as a defensive midfielder In almost 16 years with this club he was 8 time champion of the league but he achieved his most important successes at the club level in the United States Dukla Praha with Pluskal in its line up won the American Cup a tournament of teams from football developed countries three times in a row in the first half of the 1960s In 1962 Pluskal scored the winning goal in the final against Brazilian team FC America International career EditHe played in the Czechoslovak international team from 1952 starting as a defender and played in three World Cups In 1954 he took part in the record 0 5 defeat by Austria in Switzerland Four years later at the 1958 world cup finals Pluskal played in more games Losing 1 0 to Northern Ireland drawing 2 2 with West Germany and scoring a remarkable 6 1 victory over Argentina under modern rules they would have gone through Under the rules of the time having equal points a play off had to decide and Northern Ireland beat them for the second time this time 2 1 after extra time In the 1962 World Cup in Chile Pluskal was a member of the line up 1 With his teammate from Dukla Josef Masopust he formed the key midfield of the 4 2 4 formation Thanks to Pluskal the team that had had to qualify for the Championships in a playoff with Scotland had got to the World Cup final There it was beaten by Brazil In 1965 Pluskal played in the unsuccessful qualification campaign for the World Cup in England but with this his international career ended He played 56 matches in Czechoslovak colours and scored one goal 2 Thanks to his important contribution to the success in Chile Pluskal received recognition on the international stage On 23 October 1963 he was a member of the Rest of the World team that took on England at Wembley in front of 100 000 fans to celebrate 100 years of English football A year later he played for the Europe team in Belgrade against Yugoslavia and appeared for Europe again in 1965 against Great Britain 3 Pluskal s career was ended by a knee injury in 1967 In the league he played 282 matches and scored 37 goals He was a universal footballer a good header of the ball and he was famous for his slide tackles with which he cleanly took the ball from his opponents Although players often protested against this style of play referees usually considered it to be within the rules During his football career this tireless fighter became an impenetrable shield able to concentrate on what was needed Off the field he helped the team with his easy humour Late life EditAs with many other former players Pluskal became a coach He did this job for Plzen clubs Skoda and Slovan later on for FC Bohemians Praha and for a few years in Enosis Neon Paralimni of Cyprus He helped Bohemians with their promotion to the First Division After a brain stroke Pluskal was confined to bed He died at the age of 74 References Edit World Cup Czechoslovakia v Yugoslavia ESPsoccernet Retrieved 15 July 2006 Svatopluk Pluskal at FACR in Czech archived England Player Honours International Representative Teams England Football OnlineExternal links Edit Wikimedia 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