Štefan Čambal
Štefan Čambal (17 December 1908 – 18 July 1990) was a Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 22 matches. He was born in Pozsony and died in Prague.
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| Date of birth | 16 December 1908 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pozsony, Austria-Hungary | |||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 July 1990 (aged 81) | |||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1921–1923 | SK Donaustadt | |||||||||||||||
| 1923–1927 | Ligeti SC | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1927–1929 | 1. ČsŠK Bratislava | |||||||||||||||
| 1929–1930 | Teplitzer FK | |||||||||||||||
| 1931–1936 | Slavia Prague | |||||||||||||||
| 1937–1938 | SK Baťa Zlín | |||||||||||||||
| 1938–1939 | SK Židenice | |||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1932–1935 | Czechoslovakia | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
| 1939–1945 | Slovakia | |||||||||||||||
| 1945–1946 | SK Baťa Zlín | |||||||||||||||
| 1949 | Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||
| 1949–1952 | Vítkovické železárny | |||||||||||||||
| 1955 | Jiskra Liberec | |||||||||||||||
| 1957–1958 | Dukla Pardubice | |||||||||||||||
| 1959–1962 | Vorwärts Berlin | |||||||||||||||
| 1964–1966 | FC Prague Sydney | |||||||||||||||
| 1966–1968 | Lokomotíva Košice | |||||||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | Sparta Prague | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
He was a participant in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, where Czechoslovakia won the silver medal. At the tournament, Čambal became the first player of Slovak origin at a World Cup.[1] In his country he started his career with 1. ČsŠK Bratislava, winning the 1927 amateur title in Czechoslovakia.[1] He went on to play for clubs such as Teplitzer FK, SK Slavia Prague, SK Židenice and Baťa Zlín.[2]
He was later a well-known football manager, coaching, amongst others, the Czechoslovakia national football team.
References
- Truchlik, Ivan (2015). Futbalový atlas sveta (in Slovak). Prague, Czech Republic: Ottovo Nakladatelství. p. 641. ISBN 978-80-7451-455-5.
- Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
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