Ladislav Kuna (3 April 1947 – 1 February 2012)[2] was a Slovak footballer and manager who played as a central midfielder.
 Kuna in 1966 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 April 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Hlohovec, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 2012 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Bratislava, Slovakia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Slovan Hlohovec | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1980 | Spartak Trnava | 424 | (86) |
| 1980–1983 | Admira Wien | 90 | (6) |
| Total | 514 | (92) | |
| International career | |||
| 1966–1974[1] | Czechoslovakia | 47 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1990 | Spartak Trnava | ||
| 1991–1992 | Mödling | ||
| 1992–1993 | 1. Wiener Neustädter | ||
| 1995–1996 | Trenčín | ||
| 1997–1999 | Piešťany | ||
| 1999–2001 | Dunajská Streda | ||
| 2001–2004 | Podbrezová | ||
| 2005 | Dunajská Streda | ||
| 2005–2010 | Martin | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kuna played 424 matches and scored 86 goals in the Czechoslovak First League, all for Spartak Trnava. His number of appearances in the Czechoslovak First League was previously the record,[3] and was only bettered by Přemysl Bičovský. He received 47 appearances for Czechoslovakia, scoring nine goals, and participated at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. In 1969, Kuna was named Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year.[4] Kuna was chairman of Spartak Trnava from 2006 until his death in February 2012 after a long battle with cancer.[5]
Honours
editPlayer
editSpartak Trnava
- Czechoslovak First League
- Czechoslovak Cup
- Winners (3): 1967, 1971, 1975
- Slovak Cup
- Winners (2): 1971, 1975
- Mitropa Cup
Individual
- Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year (1): 1969
References
edit- ^ "Ladislav Kuna - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ "Czechosklovakia's Kuna passes away at 64". UEFA. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ Truchlik, Ivan (2015). Futbalový atlas sveta (in Slovak). Prague, Czech Republic: Ottovo Nakladatelství. p. 644. ISBN 978-80-7451-455-5.
- ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal | lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. pp. 105–106. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
- ^ "Zomrel kráľ futbalovej Trnavy Ladislav Kuna". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
External links
edit Media related to Ladislav Kuna at Wikimedia Commons
- Ladislav Kuna at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
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