Zdeněk Rygel

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 27 April 1974 and 7 June 1975.

Zdeněk Rygel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1951-03-01) 1 March 1951 (age 74)
Place of birth	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Position(s)	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
International career
1974–1975	Czechoslovakia	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olympic medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Men's Football
	1980 Moscow	Team Competition

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.

He is the father of footballer Daniel Rygel.^[1]