Karol Jokl

Karol Jokl (29 August 1945 – 28 October 1996) was a Slovak football player and manager. He played for ŠK Slovan Bratislava and Czechoslovakia.^[1]

Karol Jokl

Jokl at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	29 August 1945
Place of birth	Partizánske, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	28 October 1996(1996-10-28) (aged 51)
Place of death	Bratislava, Slovakia
Position(s)	Midfielder, Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1963	Iskra Partizánske
1963–1975	Slovan Bratislava	245	(69)
1975–1976	Baník Prievidza
International career
1963–1972	Czechoslovakia	27	(11)
Managerial career
	Brezová pod Bradlom
	Senec
	St. Pölten
1994–1996	Slovan Bratislava (Assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Between 1963 and 1975 he played in the Czechoslovak First League for ŠK Slovan Bratislava, scoring a total of 69 goals in 245 matches.^[2] Among his greatest honours is winning the 1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup, as well as two league titles and two Czechoslovak Cups.^[3]

Jokl made his debut for the national team of Czechoslovakia at the age of 18, going on to score 11 goals in 27 matches for his country. He played in all three of Czechoslovakia's matches at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.^[3]

Honours

Slovan Bratislava

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1968-69
• Czechoslovak First League (3): 1969-70, 1973-74, 1974-75
• Czechoslovak Cup (2): 1968, 1974
• Slovak Cup (3): 1970, 1972, 1974

Czechoslovakia

• 1970 FIFA World Cup: Group Stage