František Plass

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František Plass
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-04-18)18 April 1944
Place of birth Plzeň, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Date of death 5 May 2022(2022-05-05) (aged 78)
Position(s) Defender
Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1976 Škoda Plzeň 164 (16)
International career
1968–1972 Czechoslovakia 11 (0)
Managerial career
1976–1981 RH Cheb (assistant)
1981–1984 Škoda Plzeň
1985–1987 VTŽ Chomutov
1988–1992 JZD Blšany
1992 Dukla Prague
1993–1994 FK Ústí nad Labem
1994–1995 Slavia Karlovy Vary
1995–1996 Union Cheb
1996–1997 SK Rakovník
1997–1998 FK Tachov
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

František Plass (18 April 1944 – 5 May 2022)[1] was a football player and manager.[2] He made 164 appearances in the Czechoslovak First League, scoring 16 goals, as well as two appearances in the European Cup Winners' Cup. He played for Czechoslovakia, representing his country 11 times between 1968 and 1972.[2] Plass later worked as a manager, taking charge of numerous teams between 1981 and 1998.[3] He led Dukla Prague during the 1992–93 Czechoslovak First League, but was replaced after 16 games by Jiří Fryš, with the club going on to finish the season in 14th place.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zemřel bývalý reprezentant Plass, přezdívalo se mu Plzeňský Beckenbauer (in Czech)
  2. ^ a b Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  3. ^ "Plzeňská legenda František Plass slaví sedmdesáté narozeniny". Deník (in Czech). 18 April 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. ^ Pivoda, Aleš (2013). Legenda se vrátila (in Czech). p. 36. ISBN 978-80-86783-65-9.

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