Václav Daněk
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 December 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Baník Ostrava | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1983 |
Baník Ostrava | 104 | (34) |
1983–1985 | Dukla Prague | 41 | (12) |
1985–1989 |
Baník Ostrava | 96 | (65) |
1989–1991 | FC Swarovski Tirol | 56 | (44) |
1991–1992 | Le Havre AC | 17 | (3) |
1992–1995 | FC Tirol Innsbruck | 88 | (39) |
International career | |||
1982–1991 | Czechoslovakia | 22 | (9) |
Managerial career | |||
2003 |
FK Drnovice | ||
2004 |
FC Vítkovice | ||
2004–2005 |
Dukla Banská Bystrica | ||
2005–2006 |
FC Vítkovice | ||
2007–2008 | Fotbal Fulnek | ||
2010 | FC Hlučín | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Václav Daněk (born 22 December 1960 in
In his country he played for
Despite all these, he was selected Best Player in the Austrian league and finished top scorer three years in a row which allowed him to finish third in 1991's
After the World Cup in Italy, where the Czechoslovakian team performed very well, Vengloš was replaced by
Maybe his best achievement with Czechoslovakia took place during the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying match against Spain in 1991. A few days prior to this crucial match Daněk's baby son was badly injured in an accident and had to be hospitalized, which made Daněk declare himself unavailable for the match.
The following days, all other three Czech strikers were injured during training or in their league matches, which left Macala completely forward-less. The coach decided to call Daněk just hours before the match, and he received a "YES" from the forward.
Without any previous training and/or tactical coaching advice, Daněk played the game. With Spain leading 2–1, he scored twice in the second half against
When asked why he did finally play the game, despite his son being in hospital, he declared "My country and my coach needed me and here I am".
Daněk's son, Jan Daněk, played football in the Czech First League in the 2000s.[2]
References
- ^ "Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ^ "Síň slávy Dukla Praha 1948 - 2009: Václav Daněk" (in Czech). n.d. Retrieved 14 August 2017.