František Veselý

František Veselý

František Veselý in 1966
Personal information
Date of birth	7 December 1943
Place of birth	Prague, Bohemia and Moravia
Date of death	30 October 2009 (aged 65)
Place of death	Prague, Czech Republic
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
1953–1962	Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1962–1964	Dukla Prague	10	(1)
1964–1980	Slavia Prague	404	(61)
1980–1981	Rapid Wien	20	(1)
1981–1983	SC Zwettl
1983–1984	First Vienna	10	(0)
National team
1965–1977	Czechoslovakia	34	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Signature of Frantisek Vesely (2004)

František Veselý (7 December 1943, in Prague – 30 October 2009) was a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for whom he appeared in 34 matches and scored three goals.

He was a participant in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and in the 1976 UEFA European Championship, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal. He spent his best football years playing for SK Slavia Praha.

He died heart failure on 30 October 2009 at the age of 65.^[1]

References

1. Football legend František Veselý dies at 65

• František Veselý international stats at the Football Association of the Czech Republic website (Czech)
• (Czech) Zemřel František Veselý, legendu fotbalu zradilo srdce