Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1939)

Vladimír Weiss (21 September 1939 – 23 April 2018) was a Czechoslovak football defender and coach. He won the Olympic silver medal for Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Vladimír Weiss

Personal information
Date of birth	21 September 1939
Place of birth	Vrútky, Slovak Republic
Date of death	23 April 2018 (aged 78)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Lokomotíva Vrútky
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1969	ČH/Inter Bratislava	236	(6)
	Baník Prievidza
	Trnávka
National team
1959–1960	Czechoslovakia U-23	2	(0)
1964–1965	Czechoslovakia	3	(0)
Teams managed
	Trnávka
	Rapid Bratislava
	Slovenský Grob
	Pezinok
	Limbach
Medal record Men's football Representing  Czechoslovakia Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal

Weiss' son, Vladimír Weiss, is the former head coach of Slovakia and the current head coach of Georgia, and his grandson, Vladimír Weiss, plays for plays for Slovan Bratislava, having also appeared in Premier League, La Liga and Serie A..

Weiss died on 23 April 2018 at the age of 78.[1]

Honours

ČH Bratislava

• Czechoslovak First League

• 1958–59

International

• 1964 Summer Olympics

• Silver medal

References

1. Zomrel Vladimír Weiss najstarší, zakladateľ silnej futbalovej dynastie VW (in Slovak)

External links

• Vladimír Weiss at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Vladimír Weiss at the International Olympic Committee
• Futbalová sága rodu Weissovcov pokračuje už treťou generáciou (in Slovak)