Milan Dvořák
Encyclopedia
Milan Dvořák is a former Czech
football
player.
Dvořák started his career at Bohemians Prague. At the age of 18 he already debuted in the Czechoslovakia national team. Two years later, in 1954 he moved to Dukla Prague to serve his military service
there. He stayed at Dukla even after his compulsory service ended. Though he played mostly on a position of defender, Dvořák was a universal player who could operate also as midfielder and forward. In the 1956 season he scored 15 goals and together with Miroslav Wiecek
of Baník Ostrava became the top goalscorer of the Czechoslovak First League
.
He appeared in 283 league matches and scored 61 goals. During his career at Dukla, Dvořák won the Czechoslovak First League
six times, in 1956, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1966.
Dvořák was a member of the Czechoslovakia national football team and played at the 1958 FIFA World Cup
in Sweden
, where he appeared in four matches and scored two goals.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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.
Dvořák started his career at Bohemians Prague. At the age of 18 he already debuted in the Czechoslovakia national team. Two years later, in 1954 he moved to Dukla Prague to serve his military service
Military service
Military service, in its simplest sense, is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, whether as a chosen job or as a result of an involuntary draft . Some nations require a specific amount of military service from every citizen...
there. He stayed at Dukla even after his compulsory service ended. Though he played mostly on a position of defender, Dvořák was a universal player who could operate also as midfielder and forward. In the 1956 season he scored 15 goals and together with Miroslav Wiecek
Miroslav Wiecek
Miroslav Wiecek was a Czech football player.Wiecek played most of his career for Baník Ostrava. He played 325 matches and scored 174 goals in the Czechoslovak First League, four times becoming the best goalscorer of the league.He played one match for Czechoslovakia national team, in October 1953...
of Baník Ostrava became the top goalscorer of the Czechoslovak First League
Czechoslovak First League
The Czechoslovak First League was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed Gauliga Sudetenland and Gauliga Böhmen und Mähren leagues on occupied territories...
.
He appeared in 283 league matches and scored 61 goals. During his career at Dukla, Dvořák won the Czechoslovak First League
Czechoslovak First League
The Czechoslovak First League was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed Gauliga Sudetenland and Gauliga Böhmen und Mähren leagues on occupied territories...
six times, in 1956, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1966.
Dvořák was a member of the Czechoslovakia national football team and played at the 1958 FIFA World Cup
1958 FIFA World Cup
The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, where he appeared in four matches and scored two goals.