Vlastimil Opálek

Vlastimil Opálek (born 7 February 1959 in Trnava - died 5 October 1995)[1] was a Slovak football goalkeeper.

Career

Opálek played as a goalkeeper for FC Spartak Trnava. After retiring from playing, he became a goalkeeping coach for Spartak at age 35.[2] In the first league match played on Sunday, 16 November 1986 in Trnava, he took a penalty kick in the 77th minute, which he did not convert. The home team Spartak TAZ still defeated Sparta ČKD Praha (later champions) 1-0 with a goal by Marian Brezina in the 48th minute.[3]

Personal

Opálek died in a traffic accident in Drnovice at age 36.[2]

References
  1. "Vlastimil Opálek". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  2. "On Š. Jačiansky and V. Opálek" [Za Š. Jačianskym a V. Opálkom] (in Slovak). SME.sk. 6 October 1995.
  3. "TJ Spartak Taz Trnava – 1 (0) — TJ Sparta ČKD Praha – 0 (0)". csfotbal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2021-08-03.


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