Štefan Čambal (17 December 1908 – 18 July 1990) was a Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 22 matches. He was born in Pozsony and died in Prague.
He was a participant in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, where Czechoslovakia won the silver medal. At the tournament, Čambal became the first player of Slovak origin at a World Cup.[1] In his country he started his career with 1. ČsŠK Bratislava, winning the 1927 amateur title in Czechoslovakia.[1] He went on to play for clubs such as Teplitzer FK, SK Slavia Prague, SK Židenice and Baťa Zlín.[2]
He was later a well-known football manager, coaching, amongst others, the Czechoslovakia national football team.
Honours
Player
Slovan Bratislava
- Slovak League: 1927[3]
Slavia Prague
Manager
Sparta Prague
- Czechoslovak Second League: promotion 1975–76[3]
Vorwärts Berlin
References
- ^ a b Truchlik, Ivan (2015). Futbalový atlas sveta (in Slovak). Prague, Czech Republic: Ottovo Nakladatelství. p. 641. ISBN 978-80-7451-455-5.
- ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
- ^ a b c "Zemřel vicemistr světa z Itálie Štefan Čambal" (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "INDEX. Stefan ČAMBAL".
"HISTORY. Stefan ČAMBAL". (in Slovakian) SK Slovan Bratislava. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
External links
- Štefan Čambal at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
- Štefan Čambal at WorldFootball.net
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