Jaroslav Pollák

Jaroslav Pollák (11 July 1947 – 26 June 2020) was a Slovak footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Czechoslovakia national team in 49 matches and scored one goal.

Jaroslav Pollák

Pollák at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	(1947-07-11)11 July 1947
Place of birth	Nižný Medzev, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	26 June 2020(2020-06-26) (aged 72)
Place of death	Košice, Slovakia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1977	VSS Košice
1977–1979	Dukla Banská Bystrica
1979–1980	Sparta Prague	40	(1)
1981–1983	Austria Salzburg	65	(1)
1983–1988	ZŤS Košice
Total		105	(2)
International career
1968–1980	Czechoslovakia	49	(1)
Medal record Representing  Czechoslovakia UEFA European Championship Winner 1976 Yugoslavia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was a participant at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where he played in a match against England, at Euro 1976, where his team won the gold medal, and also at Euro 1980.

Pollák played for more than 10 years for FC VSS Košice.^[1]

Death

Pollák died on 26 June 2020 at the age of 72.^[2]

Honours

Czechoslovakia

• UEFA European Championship: 1976

Individual

• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1976^[3]