Alexander Vencel

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.

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

Height

183 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• 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)

Tags

• Bistrița-Năsăud County
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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