Pavel Kouba
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Pavel Kouba was a Czech
football
player.
During his club career he played for Dukla Prague, where he won the Czechoslovak First League
four times. He earned 3 caps for the Czechoslovakia national football team
, and was part of the second-placed team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup
. He played for AS Angoulême from 1969 to 1972.
His son Petr Kouba
was also a successful footballer.
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.
During his club career he played for Dukla Prague, where he 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...
four times. He earned 3 caps for the Czechoslovakia national football team
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
, and was part of the second-placed team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup
1962 FIFA World Cup
The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final...
. He played for AS Angoulême from 1969 to 1972.
His son Petr Kouba
Petr Kouba
Petr Kouba is a former Czech football goalkeeper, and current Assistant Coach for the Czech Under-20 and Under-21 National Teams...
was also a successful footballer.