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Alexander Vencel

アレクサンデル・ヴェンツェル　/　あれくさんでる・ゔぇんつぇる

Association football player from Romania

February 8, 1944 (age 82)　・　Ilva Mare, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania

Bistrița-Năsăud County
association football player
association football coach

My Take

Vencel is the kind of name that rarely trends, and that is exactly why I find him compelling. A goalkeeper for Czechoslovakia who stood in goal at the 1970 World Cup and helped win European Championship gold in 1976, he spent most of his career anchored at Slovan Bratislava. Goalkeepers live in a strange spotlight: they are noticed mostly when they fail, never when they quietly hold a line for ninety minutes. I admire that thankless discipline. Born in 1944 and later turning to coaching, Vencel strikes me as a custodian of the game in the truest sense, a man who guarded both goals and traditions.

Overview

Alexander Vencel (born 8 February 1944) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 25 appearances for Czechoslovakia. He was a participant in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, and in the 1976 UEFA European Championship, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal. He played mostly for Slovan Bratislava.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Alexander Vencel
Name (Japanese): アレクサンデル・ヴェンツェル
Reading: あれくさんでる・ゔぇんつぇる
Born: February 8, 1944 (age 82)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Monkey
Origin: Ilva Mare, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania
Blood type: Private
Height: 183 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%20(1944%E5%B9%B4%E7%94%9F%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)

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