Jaroslav Pollák

Jaroslav Pollák (11 July 1947 – 26 June 2020) was a Slovak footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Czechoslovakia national team in 49 matches and scored one goal.

Jaroslav Pollák
Pollák at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth(1947-07-11)11 July 1947
Place of birthNižný Medzev, Czechoslovakia
Date of death26 June 2020(2020-06-26) (aged 72)
Place of deathKošice, Slovakia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1977VSS Košice
1977–1979Dukla Banská Bystrica
1979–1980Sparta Prague40(1)
1981–1983Austria Salzburg65(1)
1983–1988ZŤS Košice
International career
1968–1980Czechoslovakia49(1)
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
UEFA European Championship
Winner1976 Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was a participant at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where he played in a match against England, at Euro 1976, where his team won the gold medal, and also at Euro 1980.

Pollák played for more than 10 years for FC VSS Košice.[1]

Death edit

Pollák died on 26 June 2020 at the age of 72.[2]

Honours edit

Czechoslovakia
Individual

References edit

  1. ^ "Jaroslav Pollak". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  2. ^ "Zemřel československý fotbalový mistr Evropy Pollák, hvězda Košic i Sparty". sport.cz. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ "1976 team of the tournament". UEFA.com. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2015.