Anton Malatinský

Anton Malatinský
Personal information
Full name Anton Malatinský
Date of birth 15 January 1920(1920-01-15)
Place of birth Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 1 December 1992(1992-12-01) (aged 72)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1941-1951 Spartak Trnava
Slovan Bratislava
FK Baník Handlová
National team
1942-1943 Slovakia 6 (0)
1948–1951 Czechoslovakia 10 (0)
Teams managed
1956–1960 Spartak Trnava
1963–1968 Spartak Trnava
1968–1971 Admira Wacker
1971–1976 Spartak Trnava
1976–1978 ADO Den Haag
1978–1981 Slovan Bratislava
1982–1984 VSE St. Pölten
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Anton Malatinský (15 January 1920 – 1 December 1992) was a Czechoslovak football player and coach. He was a technically disposed midfielder and playmaker. As a coach, he was regarded as a good strategist.

He played in 219 league matches and scored 79 goals, most of them for Spartak Trnava. Today, the team's home ground bears his name. Malatinský represented Czechoslovakia in 10 international matches and participed in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

Although a good player, Malatinský became more famous as a coach. While still playing football at a high level, he started training at the youth level. In 1948 he led the junior team of Trnava to the championship of the country in their rank.

An injury to his knee in 1956 forced him to conclude his playing career and he became fully engaged with coaching. He coached VSE St. Pölten.[1]

References

  1. ^ http://www.sportunion.at/club/3535/doc/Sportbuch/104-121_Fussball.pdf
Czechoslovakia squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup
ADO Den Haag – managers
(c) caretaker