Jozef Bomba (30 March 1939 – 27 October 2005) was a Slovak

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defender. He impressed as a fast sprinter and excellent athletic footballer. During his career he played 279 matches and scored 8 goals in the

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. Internationally he played for

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, making 8 appearances without scoring between 1960 and 1970.

Career

On 1 May 1960, Bomba made his international debut for

against

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, playing at right back in the 4–0 home win in Prague. He was part of the

squad at the

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that finished as runners-up but he did not play in any match.

References

External links

ČMFS entry
1939 births 2005 deaths Footballers from Bardejov Slovak men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslovak First League players Czechoslovakia men's international footballers 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1. FC Tatran Prešov players FC VSS Košice players Men's association football defenders {{Czechoslovakia-footy-bio-stub