František Hoholko (1 May 1947 – 9 February 2005) was a former Slovak

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winger or striker and later

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. During his playing career he made 228 appearances and scored 44 goals at the

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. Hoholko was the top VSS scorer in the 1970–71 season, scoring 13 goals. On 7 October 1970, Hoholko played his only match for the

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against

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(1–1,

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) at the

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. He acted as head coach at the

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team FK Čaňa before his death in 2005.

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* * 1947 births 2005 deaths Slovak men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers FC VSS Košice players Slovak football managers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards {{Slovakia-footy-forward-stub