Vladimír Weiss (footballer born 1939)
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Vladimír Weiss is a former Slovak
football defender and later coach
. He won the Olympic silver medal for Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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and his grandson, Vladimír Weiss
, plays for Manchester City, on loan to RCD Espanyol
.
ČH Bratislava
International
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 defender and later coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
. He won the Olympic silver medal for Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Most successful competitor was Věra Čáslavská with 4 gold medals - 3 individual, 1 team. Other big surprises were gold medals performances of bicycle racer Jiří Daler and weightlifter Hans Zadražila, who break world record during...
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Personal
Weiss' son, Vladimír Weiss, is the head coach of SlovakiaSlovakia national football team
The Slovakia national football team represents Slovakia in association football and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association , the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium is Štadión Pasienky and their head coach is Vladimír Weiss...
and his grandson, Vladimír Weiss
Vladimír Weiss (footballer born 1989)
Vladimír Weiss is a Slovak football winger who currently plays for RCD Espanyol on loan from Manchester City.-Manchester City:...
, plays for Manchester City, on loan to RCD Espanyol
RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...
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Honours
ČH BratislavaFK Inter Bratislava
FK Inter Bratislava is a Slovak football club, playing in the city of Bratislava.FK Inter Bratislava merged with FK Senica on June 18, 2009. Players of Inter Bratislava had to move to other clubs. In season 2010/2011 has been renewed and will start in 5.league...
- Czechoslovak First LeagueCzechoslovak First LeagueThe 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...
- 1958–59
International
- 1964 Summer Olympics1964 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
- Silver medal