Alexander Vencel (footballer, born 1944)

Alexander Vencel

Personal information
Full name	Alexandru Vencel
Date of birth	8 February 1944
Place of birth	Ilva Mare, Romania
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	TJ Diakovce
1958–1960	TJ Dimitrov Bratislava
1960–1963	Slovan Bratislava
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1963–1965	Dukla Komárno
1965–1977	Slovan Bratislava	321	(0)
1977–1979	Plastika Nitra
1980–1982	SK Slovan Wien
National team
1965–1977	Czechoslovakia	25	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Alexander Vencel (Romanian: Alexandru Vencel) (born 8 February 1944) is a former Slovak football goalkeeper. He played 25 matches for Czechoslovakia.^[1]

He was a participant in the 1970 FIFA World Cup,^[2] and in the 1976 UEFA European Championship, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal.

He played mostly for Slovan Bratislava.

His son, Alexander Vencel Jr., also a goalkeeper, won a number of caps for Slovakia in the mid-1990s.

References

1. Profile at ČMFS website
2. Alexander Vencel Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 3 February 2010.