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Rudolf Klapka (24 February 1895 – 11 September 1951) was a footballer, who represented Czechoslovakia at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Rudolf Klapka

Personal information
Date of birth	(1895-02-24)24 February 1895
Place of birth	Žižkov
Date of death	11 September 1951(1951-09-11) (aged 56)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1918–1922	FK Viktoria Žižkov
National team
1920	Czechoslovakia	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Klapka played in the goalkeeper position for FK Viktoria Žižkov when he was selected for the first Czechoslovakian team who would represent the country at the Summer Olympics in Antwerp, the country's first ever match was against Yugoslavia which they won 7-0, the next day they played Norway and Klapka again did not concede as they won 4-0, Klapka conceded his first goal in the semi-final match against France which they won 4-1.[1][3] In the final against the hosts Belgium, Klapka conceded two goals in the first 30 minutes and then after 40 minutes Klapka and his team walked off in protest due to poor refereeing after a defender was sent-off, so the team were disqualified and did not receive a medal.[4]

References

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- [en] Rudolf Klapka

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[it] Rudolf Klapka

Rudolf Klapka (Praga, 24 agosto 1889 – 11 settembre 1951) è stato un calciatore cecoslovacco, di ruolo portiere.

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