František Veselý (7 December 1943, in

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

– 30 October 2009) was a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

football player. He played on the right wing and was known for his technique. He spent his best football years playing for

SK Slavia Prague Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional association football, football football team, club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are ...

. He played for

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

, for whom he appeared in 34 matches and scored three goals. He was a participant in the

1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the 9th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May to ...

and in the

1976 UEFA European Championship The 1976 UEFA European Football Championship tournament was held in Yugoslavia. This was the fifth UEFA European Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA and the first and only tournament that was held in a socialist state. The ...

, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal. In extra time of the semi-final of EURO 1976 against the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

, he provided a pass to

Zdeněk Nehoda Zdeněk Nehoda (born 9 May 1952, in Hulín) is a former Czech football forward. International career At international level, he played for Czechoslovakia, making 91 appearances and scoring 31 goals, usually as a right-winger. He was a partici ...

, who scored to give Czechoslovakia a 2–1 lead. He then scored himself as the game finished 3–1 and the team reached the final. Veselý died of heart failure on 30 October 2009 at the age of 65.

References

External links

*
Zemřel František Veselý, legendu fotbalu zradilo srdce
1943 births 2009 deaths Czechoslovak men's footballers Czech men's footballers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1976 players UEFA European Championship–winning players Footballers from Prague Austrian Football Bundesliga players SK Slavia Prague players Dukla Prague footballers SK Rapid Wien players Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria Men's association football forwards First Vienna FC players {{Czechoslovakia-footy-bio-stub