František Veselý
František Veselý in 1966
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-12-07)7 December 1943
Place of birth Prague, Bohemia and Moravia
Date of death 30 October 2009(2009-10-30) (aged 65)
Place of death Prague, Czech Republic
Position(s) 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)
International career
1965–1977 Czechoslovakia 34 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
UEFA European Championship
Winner1976 Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Signature of Frantisek Vesely (2004)

František Veselý (7 December 1943, in Prague – 30 October 2009) was a Czech football player. He played on the right wing and was known for his technique.[1] He spent his best football years playing for SK Slavia Prague.

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. In extra time of the semi-final of EURO 1976 against the Netherlands, he provided a pass to Zdeněk Nehoda, who scored to give Czechoslovakia a 2–1 lead. He then scored himself as the game finished 3–1 and the team reached the final.[1]

Veselý died of heart failure on 30 October 2009 at the age of 65.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Truchlik, Ivan (2015). Futbalový atlas sveta (in Slovak). Prague, Czech Republic: Ottovo Nakladatelství. p. 628. ISBN 978-80-7451-455-5.
  2. ↑ "Football legend František Veselý dies at 65". Czech Radio. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2019.


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