Zdeněk Rygel

Zdeněk Rygel
Personal information
Date of birth 1 March 1951 (1951-03-01) (age 61)
Place of birth Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Baník Michálkovice
1966-1972 Baník Ostrava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972-1983 Baník Ostrava 257 (7)
1983-1984 EPA Larnaca
1984-1986 Zbrojovka Brno
National team
1974-1975 Czechoslovakia 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Czechoslovakia
Men's Football
Gold 1980 Moscow Team Competition

Zdeněk Rygel (born 1 March 1951 in Ostrava) is a former football player from Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Rygel obtained a total number of four caps for his native country, between 1974-04-27 and 1975-06-07.

He played for Baník Ostrava and contributed to the best period in the history of the club. During his years as a player of the club, Baník won the Czechoslovak First League in 1976, 1980 and 1981. Baník also won the Czechoslovak Cup in 1978.

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