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Alexander Vencel (footballer, born 1967)

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Alexander Vencel
Vencel in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-03-02) 2 March 1967 (age 58)
Place of birth Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1994 Slovan Bratislava 132 (0)
1989–1990 → RH Cheb (loan) 28 (0)
1994–2000 Strasbourg 184 (0)
2000–2005 Le Havre 188 (0)
Total 532 (0)
International career
1991–1992 Czechoslovakia 2 (0)
1994–1998 Slovakia 19 (0)
Managerial career
2018– Jordan (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Vencel (born 2 March 1967)[1] is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He works as goalkeeping coach and assistant manager of Jordan.[2]

Career

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Vencel signed for French club RC Strasbourg Alsace in 1994, helping it win the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup[3] and the Coupe de la Ligue in 1997.[4] He was named best goalkeeper of 1988–89 Ligue 1 season.[5]

Vencel played twice for Czechoslovakia from 1991 until 1992 before gaining 19 appearances for the Slovak national team between 1994 and 1998.[6]

Personal life

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Vencel is also the author of five books, including Tréner Brankárov (lit. 'Goalkeeper Coach').[7] He is married with a daughter and twin sons.[1] His father, also named Alexander, played for the Czechoslovak national team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Ref.
Division Apps Goals
Slovan Bratislava 1987–88 0 0
1988–89 12 0
1990–91 30 0
1991–92 30 0
1992–93 29 0
1993–94 31 0
Total 132 0 –
RH Cheb (loan) 1989–90 28 0
Strasbourg 1994–95 Ligue 1 37 0 [8]
1995–96 Ligue 1 38 0 [8]
1996–97 Ligue 1 30 0 [8]
1997–98 Ligue 1 32 0 [8]
1998–99 Ligue 1 30 0 [8]
1999–2000 Ligue 1 17 0 [8]
Total 184 0 –
Le Havre 2000–01 Ligue 2 38 0 [8]
2001–02 Ligue 2 38 0 [8]
2002–03 Ligue 1 38 0 [8]
2003–04 Ligue 2 36 0 [8]
2004–05 Ligue 2 38 0 [8]
Total 188 11 –
Career total 532 0 –

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Czechoslovakia 1991 1 0
1992 1 0
Total 2 0
Slovakia 1994 4 0
1995 2 0
1996 3 0
1997 4 0
1998 6 0
Total 19 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vencel -Slovák adoptovaný v Alsasku". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. 24 June 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  2. ^ Staško, Mojmír (30 November 2018). "Alexander Vencel mladší je v ďalšej zaujímavej destinácii, veľký test čaká v januári". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. Archived from the original on 29 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Strasbourg-Wacker 1995". UEFA. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. ^ "RC Strasbourg Alsace vs. Girondins de Bordeaux". Ligue 1. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Vencel mladší: Na Slovensku sa to bralo tak, že ak máte známeho otca, máte to ľahšie". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Profile" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  7. ^ Spál, Pavol (27 September 2013). "Alexander Vencel: Nové futbalové lopty brankárov bolia". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Alexander Vencel » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  9. ^ Alexander Vencel at National-Football-Teams.com
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