Ján Popluhár

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Ján Popluhár was a distinguished Slovak defender renowned for his long international career and leadership in Czechoslovakia’s football during the mid-20th century.

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Ján Popluhár canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Czechoslovak footballer ⓘ
Slovak person ⓘ
association football player ⓘ
defender ⓘ
activeInPeriod 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ
captainOf Czechoslovakia national football team ⓘ
club Olympique Lyonnais ⓘ
Racing Paris ⓘ
Zbrojovka Brno ⓘ
ŠK Slovan Bratislava ⓘ
linked to: Slovan Bratislava
countryOfBirth Czechoslovakia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Czechoslovakia ⓘ
Slovakia ⓘ
countryOfDeath Slovakia ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1935-09-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2011-03-06 ⓘ
familyName Popluhár ⓘ
givenName Ján ⓘ
honor Slovak Footballer of the 20th Century (fan poll) ⓘ
included in UEFA Jubilee 100 Golden Players list for Slovakia ⓘ
knownFor fair play ⓘ
leadership in defence ⓘ
long international career ⓘ
language Czech ⓘ
Slovak ⓘ
legacy considered one of the greatest Slovak defenders of all time ⓘ
medal silver medal at 1962 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
name Ján Popluhár ⓘ
nationality Slovak ⓘ
numberOfAppearancesForNationalTeam 62 ⓘ
numberOfGoalsForNationalTeam 1 ⓘ
participatedIn 1958 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
1960 European Nations' Cup ⓘ
1962 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bernolákovo ⓘ
placeOfDeath Bratislava ⓘ
positionPlayed centre-back ⓘ
defender ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Bratislava Region ⓘ
representedNationalTeam Czechoslovakia national football team ⓘ
sport football ⓘ
styleOfPlay elegant defending ⓘ
excellent heading ability ⓘ
strong positional sense ⓘ
teamAchievement runner-up at 1962 FIFA World Cup with Czechoslovakia ⓘ

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Ján Popluhár → name → Ján Popluhár ⓘ