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

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in what is today the Czech Republic but began playing football in

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, a town with over 80% Hungarian minority. After that, he played for the junior team of

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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

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. 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