Zdeněk Rygel is a former football

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 player

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 from Czechoslovakia

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. He was a member of the national team

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 that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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 in Moscow

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. Rygel obtained a total number of four caps for his native country, between 1974-04-27 and 1975-06-07.

He played for Baník Ostrava and contributed to the best period in the history of the club. During his years as a player of the club, Baník won the Czechoslovak First League

Czechoslovak First League

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 in 1976, 1980 and 1981. Baník also won the Czechoslovak Cup

Czechoslovak Cup

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in 1978.