Zdeněk Zikán

Zdeněk Zikán
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-11-10)10 November 1937
Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 14 February 2013(2013-02-14) (aged 75)
Place of death Prague, Czech Republic[citation needed]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1946–1955 Motorlet Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955 Motorlet Prague
1956 Sparta Prague
1956 Motorlet Prague
1957 Dukla Prague
1957–1960 Dukla Pardubice
1960–1970 Spartak Hradec Králové
1970 Transporta Chrudim
International career
1958 Czechoslovakia 4 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zdeněk Zikán (10 November 1937 – 14 February 2013) was a Czech football player.[1]

During his club career he played for several clubs, including Dukla Pardubice and Dukla Prague. During his time with Spartak Hradec Králové, he played in the 1960–61 European Cup, scoring against eventual finalists FC Barcelona in the quarter finals.[2]

Zikán earned four caps and scored five goals for the Czechoslovakia national football team, including four goals in three games in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[1] He finished his international career with the distinction of having scored in every game in which he had played.[2]

Career statistics

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 April 1958 Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia  West Germany 3–2 Win Friendly
2. 11 June 1958 Olympiastadion, Helsingborg, Sweden  West Germany 2–2 Draw 1958 World Cup
3. 15 June 1958 Olympiastadion, Helsingborg, Sweden  Argentina 6–1 Win 1958 World Cup
4. 15 June 1958 Olympiastadion, Helsingborg, Sweden  Argentina 6–1 Win 1958 World Cup
5. 17 June 1958 Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden  Northern Ireland 1–2 Lost 1958 World Cup
Correct as of 19 February 2013[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Zemřel fotbalista Zikán, autor čtyř gólů na MS 1958 ve Švédsku" (in Czech). Blesk. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b Truchlik, Ivan (2015). Futbalový atlas sveta (in Slovak). Prague, Czech Republic: Ottovo Nakladatelství. p. 629. ISBN 978-80-7451-455-5.
  3. ^ Football PLAYER: Zdeněk Zikán


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