Jozef Luknár

Jozef Luknár (15 January 1915 – 13 May 1966) was a Slovak footballer and manager who played as a forward and appeared for both the Czechoslovakia and Slovakia national teams.[1]

Jozef Luknár
Personal information
Full name Jozef Luknár
Date of birth (1915-01-15)15 January 1915
Place of birth Ivanka pri Dunaji, Bohemia,
Cisleithania, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 13 May 1966(1966-05-13) (aged 51)
Place of death Modra, Slovak SR, Czechoslovakia
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1936 Štefánik Ivanka
1936–1946 1. ČsŠK/ŠK Bratislava 192 (119)
1946–1947 SK Olomouc ASO
International career
1938 Czechoslovakia 1 (0)
1939–1944 Slovakia 9 (4)
Managerial career
1946–1947 SK Olomouc ASO (player-manager)
Malacky
ŠK Dynamitka
Pezinok
19??–1966 Modra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Luknár earned his first and only cap for Czechoslovakia on 3 April 1938 in the 1936–38 Central European International Cup against Switzerland, which finished as a 0–4 loss in Basel. He later represented the Slovakia national team, making his first appearance in the team's inaugural on 27 August 1939 in a friendly against Germany. Luknár scored the second goal of the match, which finished as a 2–0 win in Bratislava. He was capped nine times in total for Slovakia and scored four goals, making his final appearance on 9 April 1944 in a friendly match against Croatia, which finished as a 2–7 loss in Zagreb.[2]

Personal life

Luknár was born in Ivanka pri Dunaji on 15 January 1915, and was nicknamed Hammer (Slovak: Kladivo).[3] He died on 13 May 1966 while coaching a training session in Modra at the age of 51.[4]

Career statistics

International
Team[2]YearAppsGoals
Czechoslovakia 193810
Total10
Slovakia 193922
194021
194110
194231
194410
Total94
Career total104

International goals
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first.[2]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
127 August 1939Stadion Slovana, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Germany2–02–0Friendly
23 December 1939Großkampfbahn, Chemnitz, Germany Germany1–01–3Friendly
36 June 1940Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Kingdom of Bulgaria Bulgaria2–14–1Friendly
422 November 1942Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Germany1–32–5Friendly

References
  1. Jozef Luknár at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Jozef Luknár". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. "Jozef Luknár". ŠK Slovan Bratislava (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. Kšiňan, Jozef (1 September 2017). "Oprášené legendy: Jozef Luknár si musel neraz rozpárať nohavicovú časť trenírok" [Dusty legends: Jozef Luknár had to unravel his short trousers] (PDF). Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.


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