Rudolf Klapka

Rudolf Klapka

Personal information
Date of birth	(1895-02-24)24 February 1895
Place of birth	Žižkov, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	11 September 1951(1951-09-11) (aged 56)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1918–1922	FK Viktoria Žižkov
International career
1920	Czechoslovakia	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rudolf Klapka (24 February 1895 – 11 September 1951) was a footballer, who represented Czechoslovakia at the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[1][2]

Klapka played in the goalkeeper position for FK Viktoria Žižkov when he was selected for the first Czechoslovakian team who would represent the country at the Summer Olympics in Antwerp, the country's first ever match was against Yugoslavia which they won 7-0, the next day they played Norway and Klapka again did not concede as they won 4-0, Klapka conceded his first goal in the semi-final match against France which they won 4-1.^[1][3] In the final against the hosts Belgium, Klapka conceded two goals in the first 30 minutes and then after 40 minutes Klapka and his team walked off in protest due to poor refereeing after a defender was sent-off, so the team were disqualified and did not receive a medal.^[4]

References

1. "Rudolf Klapka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
2. "Rudolf Klapka". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
3. "Rudolf Klapka". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
4. "Football at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Football". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2018.