Andrej Daňko
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Andrej Daňko is a former Slovak
football midfielder
who played only for VSS Košice
from 1967 to 1981. Daňko played overall 313 matches and scored 56 goals at the Czechoslovak First League
. He was a part of the legendary VSS midfield from 70's, including trio Štafura
- Daňko - Pollák
.
He won Slovak Cup
in 1973 and 1980.
Daňko made two appearances for the Czechoslovakia national football team
.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
football midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
who played only for VSS Košice
MFK Košice
MFK Košice is a professional Slovak first division football club based in Košice. The club, founded in 1952, won the Slovak League twice, the Slovak Cup four times and the Czechoslovak Cup once. The most successful era of the club has been in 70's and 90's years of past century which they have...
from 1967 to 1981. Daňko played overall 313 matches and scored 56 goals at 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 was a part of the legendary VSS midfield from 70's, including trio Štafura
Jozef Štafura
Jozef Štafura is a former Slovak football midfielder who played for Strážske and mostly for VSS Košice . He played overall 251 games and scored 26 goals during his ten seasons at the Czechoslovak First League...
- Daňko - Pollák
Jaroslav Pollák
Jaroslav Pollák is a former Slovak football player. He played for Czechoslovakia national team in 49 matches and scored one goal....
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He won Slovak Cup
Slovak Cup
The Slovak Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Slovak football.The competition was first disputed in 1961. Until 1993, the winner of the Slovak Cup would face the winner of the Czech Cup in the Czechoslovak Cup final, the winner of which would be Czechoslovakia's representative in the Cup...
in 1973 and 1980.
Daňko made two appearances 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...
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External links
- Andrej Daňko at The Football Association of the Czech Republic