Yanko Daucik Ciboch (22 March 1941 – 13 May 2017) was a Czechoslovak professional

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during the 1960s and 1970s. Yanko played for

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, the Toronto Falcons and

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. Daucik is the son of Ferdinand Daučík, the veteran

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manager who moved with his family to

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in 1950. Daucik made his

debut for

on 11 September 1960 in a game against

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. His father was the Betis manager at the time. Yanko scored 14 goals in 38

appearances for Betis, attracting the interest of

who signed him in 1962. However he faced stiff competition from the likes of

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and Amancio Amaro and during two seasons at Real he only played 10

games and scored just 3 goals. In the summer of 1966 he played in the

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with Toronto Italia Falcons. He subsequently became one of the first Spanish footballers to play in

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when he played for Toronto Falcons of the National Professional Soccer League. This proved to something of a family reunion as Yanko was joined at the club by his father Ferdinand, brother-in-law Ladislao Kubala and nephew Branko Kubala. During the 1967 season Yanko played 17 games, scored 20 goals and made 8 assists for the Falcons and finished as the top scorer in the league. Daucik died on 13 May 2017 in

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at the age of 76.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Daucik, Yanko 1941 births 2017 deaths Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslovak emigrants Immigrants to Spain Spanish men's footballers UD Salamanca players Real Betis players Real Madrid CF players Atlético Madrid footballers UD Melilla footballers RCD Mallorca players Rayo Vallecano players UE Sant Andreu footballers RCD Espanyol footballers Xerez CD footballers Footballers from Prague La Liga players National Professional Soccer League (1967) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Toronto Falcons (1967–1968) players SD Indautxu footballers Men's association football forwards Toronto Italia players Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players 20th-century Spanish sportsmen