Marián Masný
Marián Masný (born 13 August 1950 in Rybany) is a Slovak former football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 75 matches and scored 18 goals. His brother Vojtech was also football player.
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Date of birth | 13 August 1950 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rybany, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1970–1972 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | |||||||||||||
1972–1983 | Slovan Bratislava | 318 | (97) | |||||||||||
1983–1984 | SC Neusiedl am See | |||||||||||||
1984–1985 | ZŤS Petržalka | |||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1974–1982 | Czechoslovakia | 75 | (18) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He was a participant at the 1976 UEFA European Championship, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal, and at the 1980 UEFA European Championship where they came third and at the has a sticker in the album of the 1892 world cup1982 FIFA World Cup.
Masný started out at amateur football clubs Jednota Trenčin and then Dukla Banska Bystrica before joining professional team played Slovan Bratislava. He played most of his career for Slovan Bratislava from 1968 to 1989 and also played briefly for Petržalka before he retired in 1990.
Kevin Keegan described Masný as "one of the world's most skilful wingers".[1] Masný created two goals in a three-minute spell against Keegan's England squad in a European championship match in Bratislava, 1975.
Honours
- Czechoslovak First League Winners (2): 1974 & 1975.
- Slovenský Pohár Winners (6): 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, & 1983.
- Czechoslovak Cup Winners (2): 1974 & 1982.
- Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy Winner (1): 1974.
- UEFA Euro Winner (1): 1976.
References
- Marián Masný at FAČR (in Czech)
- Voted in top 10 World Player of the Year
- Voted in top 20 World Player of the Year
- Caps and Goals National Team
- Marián Masný Profile
- Voted into Slovak Team of the Century
- Kevin Keegan (with Mike Langley): Against the World, Book Club Associates, 1979.