Anton Urban

Anton Urban (16 January 1934 – 5 March 2021)[1] was a Slovak footballer who played as a defender for Slovan Bratislava. He was the captain of the Czechoslovakian silver medal winning team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2] He won the Czechoslovak Cup on three occasions.[3]

Anton Urban
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-01-16)16 January 1934
Place of birth Kysak, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 5 March 2021(2021-03-05) (aged 87)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1968 Slovan Bratislava
1968–1969 Wacker Innsbruck
Teams managed
–1981 ZŤS Petržalka
1981 Slovan Bratislava
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
1964 TokyoTeam competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References
  1. "Strieborný futbalový kapitán Anton Urban".
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anton Urban". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. "Anton Urban nás navždy opustil". www.skslovan.com (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 March 2021.


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