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Koloman Gögh (; 7 January 1948 – 11 November 1995) was a Czechoslovak at slovakfutball.com. Last accessed 15 April 2007
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who played as a defender.


Biography

Gögh was born in
Kladno Kladno (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the region and has a rich industrial history. Administrative division Kladno consists of six municipal parts ...
in what is today the Czech Republic but began playing football in
Kolárovo Kolárovo (before 1948: ''Guta''; or earlier ''Gutta'') is a town in the south of Slovakia near the town of Komárno. It is an agricultural center with 11,000 inhabitants. Basic information The town of Kolárovo is located in the Podunajská n ...
, a town with over 80% Hungarian minority. After that, he played for the junior team of
Komárno Komárno (, , ), colloquially also called ''Révkomárom'', ''Öregkomárom'', ''Észak-Komárom'' in Hungarian language, Hungarian, is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. Historically it was formed by the "old ...
and fulfilled his
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duties in
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serving as a
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. After
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, Gögh resumed his football career at Slovan Bratislava. He played for Czechoslovakia national team in 1975 and 1976 when they won the
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; in that period he played in 55 matches and scored one goal. Gögh was a participant in the
1980 UEFA European Championship The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship finals tournament was held in Italy. This was the sixth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. It was the first European Championship to feature eight teams ...
. Later he worked as coach, returning from a game Gögh died in a car accident. ''FK Kolárovo'' named stadium in his honour ''Štadión Kolomana Gögha (Gőgh Kálmán Sportpálya)''.Photo of Štadión Kolomana Gögha


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Gögh at Slovan Bratislava
1948 births 1995 deaths Slovak men's footballers Footballers from Kladno Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers ŠK Slovan Bratislava players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players Road incident deaths in Austria UEFA Euro 1976 players UEFA Euro 1980 players UEFA European Championship–winning players Czechoslovakia men's international footballers Slovak people of Hungarian descent Men's association football defenders Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria {{Czechoslovakia-footy-bio-stub