Anton Malatinský
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Anton Malatinský was a Czechoslovak
football
player and coach
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He was a technically disposed midfielder and playmaker. As a coach, he was regarded as a good strategist.
He played in 219 league matches and scored 79 goals, most of them for Spartak Trnava. Today, the team's home ground
bears his name. Malatinský represented Czechoslovakia in 10 international matches and participed in the 1954 FIFA World Cup
.
Although a good player, Malatinský became more famous as a coach. While still playing football at a high level, he started training at the youth level. In 1948 he led the junior team of Trnava to the championship of the country in their rank.
An injury to his knee in 1956 forced him to conclude his playing career and he became fully engaged with coaching. He coached VSE St. Pölten
.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player and coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
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He was a technically disposed midfielder and playmaker. As a coach, he was regarded as a good strategist.
He played in 219 league matches and scored 79 goals, most of them for Spartak Trnava. Today, the team's home ground
Štadión Antona Malatinského
Štadión Antona Malatinského is a football stadium in Trnava, Slovakia.- Usage :It is currently used mostly for football matches of FC Spartak Trnava. The stadium holds 18,448 people. It is named after former famous footballer and coach Anton Malatinský....
bears his name. Malatinský represented Czechoslovakia in 10 international matches and participed in the 1954 FIFA World Cup
1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
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Although a good player, Malatinský became more famous as a coach. While still playing football at a high level, he started training at the youth level. In 1948 he led the junior team of Trnava to the championship of the country in their rank.
An injury to his knee in 1956 forced him to conclude his playing career and he became fully engaged with coaching. He coached VSE St. Pölten
SKN St. Pölten
Sportklub Niederösterreich St. Poelten is an Austrian association football club from the provincial capital of the Austrian state of Lower Austria. St. Poelten currently play in the Austrian Football First League, which is the second tier of the Austrian football league system.- History :SKN St....
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