František Šafránek

František Šafránek

Personal information
Date of birth	2 January 1931
Place of birth	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	27 June 1987 (aged 56)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1939–1949	Sportovní sdružení Vršovice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1949–1952	Spartak Sokolovo
1952–1966	Dukla Prague
1966–1970	Spartak BS Vlašim
1974–1976	RH Strašnice
National team
1951–1961	Czechoslovakia	22	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

František Šafránek (2 January 1931 in Praha - 27 June 1987) was a Czech football player.

Šafránek played for several clubs, including Spartak Sokolovo (1949–1952) and Dukla Prague (1952–1966).

He played for Czechoslovakia national team (22 matches and one goal), and was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup, where he played in two matches, at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and at the 1960 UEFA European Football Championship.

He died from heart failure during the match of former Dukla Prague players in June 1987.^[1]

References

1. Profile at Hall of Fame Dukla Praha website

• František Šafránek international stats at the Football Association of the Czech Republic website (Czech)