Vlastimil Opálek (born 7 February 1959 in Trnava - died 5 October 1995) was a Slovak football goalkeeper.
Career
Opálek played as a goalkeeper for FC Spartak Trnava. After retiring from playing, he became a goalkeeping coach for Spartak at age 35. In the first league match played on Sunday, 16 November 1986 in Trnava, he took a penalty kick in the 77th minute, which he did not convert. The home team Spartak TAZ still defeated Sparta ČKD Praha (later champions) 1-0 with a goal by Marian Brezina in the 48th minute.
Personal
Opálek died in a traffic accident in Drnovice at age 36.
References
- "Vlastimil Opálek". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "On Š. Jačiansky and V. Opálek" [Za Š. Jačianskym a V. Opálkom] (in Slovak). SME.sk. 6 October 1995.
- "TJ Spartak Taz Trnava – 1 (0) — TJ Sparta ČKD Praha – 0 (0)". csfotbal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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