Ladislav Kuna (3 April 1947 – 1 February 2012)[2] was a Slovak football player and manager, who played as a central midfielder.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1947-04-03)3 April 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Hlohovec, Czechoslovakia | ||
Date of death | 1 February 2012(2012-02-01) (aged 64) | ||
Place of death | Bratislava, Slovakia | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Slovan Hlohovec | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1980 | Spartak Trnava | 424 | (86) |
1980–1983 | Admira Wien | 90 | (6) |
Total | 514 | (92) | |
National team | |||
1966–1974[1] | Czechoslovakia | 47 | (9) |
Teams managed | |||
1988–1990 | Spartak Trnava | ||
1991–1992 | Mödling | ||
1992–1993 | 1. Wiener Neustädter | ||
1995–1996 | Trenčín | ||
1997–1999 | Piešťany | ||
1999–2001 | Dunajská Streda | ||
2001–2004 | Podbrezová | ||
2005 | Dunajská Streda | ||
2005–2010 | Martin | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He played 424 matches and scored 86 goals in the Czechoslovak First League, all for Spartak Trnava. His number of appearances in the Czechoslovak First League was previously the record,[3] and was only bettered by Přemysl Bičovský.
Kuna was capped 47 times for Czechoslovakia, scoring nine goals. He was a participant in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. In 1969, he was named Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year.[4]
He was the chairman of Spartak Trnava from 2006 until his death in February 2012.[5]
Spartak Trnava
Individual
Media related to Ladislav Kuna at Wikimedia Commons
1973 World Soccer World XI | |
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Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year | |
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Czechoslovakia squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup | ||
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