Ladislav Ženíšek (7 March 1904 in

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– 14 May 1985) was a

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football defender and later a football manager. He played 22 matches for

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. He was a participant in the

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, where Czechoslovakia won the silver medal. In his country he played mostly for

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and

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. As a football manager he coached several teams, including Viktoria Žižkov, as well as the Czechoslovak national team.

References

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