Ján Geleta
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Ján Geleta is a former Slovak
football
player.
Geleta played his whole professional league career for Dukla Prague. He appeared in 283 league matches and scored 27 goals. Geleta was initially at Dukla to serve his two-year military service
. After finishing his military duties, he stayed at the club and played there until 1976.
Geleta won the Czechoslovak First League
twice with Dukla, in 1964 and 1966. He also won the Czechoslovak Cup
with Dukla in 1965, 1966 and 1969. In 1967 he was voted the Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year
.
Geleta was a member of the Czechoslovakia national football team and played for his country total 19 matches, scoring two goals. He also participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo, where the Czechoslovak team won the silver medals.
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
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.
Geleta played his whole professional league career for Dukla Prague. He appeared in 283 league matches and scored 27 goals. Geleta was initially at Dukla to serve his two-year 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...
. After finishing his military duties, he stayed at the club and played there until 1976.
Geleta 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...
twice with Dukla, in 1964 and 1966. He also won the Czechoslovak 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...
with Dukla in 1965, 1966 and 1969. In 1967 he was voted the Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year
Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year
The Czechoslovak Player of the Year award was an annual prize given to the best Czechoslovak football player by the Czechoslovak Football Association since 1965. Award for coach of the year was also awarded since 1985.-Winners:- References :...
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Geleta was a member of the Czechoslovakia national football team and played for his country total 19 matches, scoring two goals. He also participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
in Tokyo, where the Czechoslovak team won the silver medals.
External links
Profile at Hall of Fame Dukla Praha website- Profile at ČMFS website