František Štambachr
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František Štambachr or Štambacher, nicknamed "Štambi", (born 13 February 1953 in Čebín
Čebín
Čebín is a village and municipality in Brno-County District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 1,645 ....

) is a former Czechoslovakian footballer, gold medalist with the Czechoslovakian Olympic Football Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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 in Moscow. He was considered as an allrounder who could play in almost every position of the midfield (especially left wing and defensive midfield).

Playing career

During his youth František Štambachr played for Sokol Čebín and KPS Brno. In 1972 he transferred to Dukla Prague (nowadays known as Marila Pribram). For Dukla he reached a total of 292 top league appearances and scored 31 goals. In 1977, 1979 and 1982 he became champion of Czechoslovakia
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...

, in 1981 and 1983 national cup
Czechoslovak Cup
The Czechoslovak Cup was a football cup competition held in Czechoslovakia. It was officially created in 1960 and folded in 1993 with the split between Czech Republic and Slovakia.The cup was played between the winners of Czech Cup and Slovak Cup...

 winner. He spent the late years of his career playing in Greece for AEK Athens (7/1984-12/1984) and Apollon Smyrnis
Apollon Smyrnis
Apollon Smyrnis, officially known as GS Apollon Smyrnis , the Gymnastic Club Apollon of Smyrna, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece.The club currently compete in the Football League 2, the 3rd tier of Greek football.- History :Apollon Smyrnis is...

 (12/1984-6/1985).

For the national team of Czechoslovakia Štambachr played a total of 31 matches, in which he scored five goals. He was part of the winning squad of the 1976 European Championship (yet spending all games on the bench). He also participated (and performed) at the 1980 European Championship (2 Apps) and the 1982 FIFA World Cup
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...

(1 App).
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