Alexander Vencel (footballer, born 1967)

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Alexander Vencel
Alexander Vencel, 2006.jpg
Vencel in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-03-02) 2 March 1967 (age 58)
Place of birth Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1994 Slovan Bratislava 132 (0)
1989–1990 → RH Cheb (loan) 28 (0)
1994–2000 Strasbourg 184 (0)
2000–2005 Le Havre 188 (0)
Total532(0)
International career
1991–1992 Czechoslovakia 2 (0)
1994–1998 Slovakia 19 (0)
Managerial career
2018– Jordan (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Vencel (born 2 March 1967) [1] is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He works as goalkeeping coach and assistant manager of Jordan. [2]

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Career

Vencel signed for French club RC Strasbourg Alsace in 1994, helping it win the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup [3] and the Coupe de la Ligue in 1997. [4] He was named best goalkeeper of 1988–89 Ligue 1 season. [5]

Vencel played twice for Czechoslovakia from 1991 until 1992 before gaining 19 appearances for the Slovak national team between 1994 and 1998. [6]

Personal life

Vencel is also the author of five books, including Tréner Brankárov (lit. 'Goalkeeper Coach'). [7] He is married with a daughter and twin sons. [1] His father, also named Alexander, played for the Czechoslovak national team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueRef.
DivisionAppsGoals
Slovan Bratislava 1987–8800
1988–89120
1990–91300
1991–92300
1992–93290
1993–94310
Total1320–
RH Cheb (loan)1989–90280
Strasbourg 1994–95 Ligue 1 370 [8]
1995–96Ligue 1380 [8]
1996–97Ligue 1300 [8]
1997–98Ligue 1320 [8]
1998–99Ligue 1300 [8]
1999–2000Ligue 1170 [8]
Total1840–
Le Havre 2000–01 Ligue 2 380 [8]
2001–02Ligue 2380 [8]
2002–03Ligue 1380 [8]
2003–04Ligue 2360 [8]
2004–05Ligue 2380 [8]
Total18811–
Career total5320–

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [9]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Czechoslovakia 199110
199210
Total20
Slovakia 199440
199520
199630
199740
199860
Total190

References

  1. 1 2 "Vencel -Slovák adoptovaný v Alsasku". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. 24 June 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Staško, Mojmír (30 November 2018). "Alexander Vencel mladší je v ďalšej zaujímavej destinácii, veľký test čaká v januári". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. Archived from the original on 29 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Strasbourg-Wacker 1995". UEFA . Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "RC Strasbourg Alsace vs. Girondins de Bordeaux". Ligue 1. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Vencel mladší: Na Slovensku sa to bralo tak, že ak máte známeho otca, máte to ľahšie". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Profile" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic . Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Spál, Pavol (27 September 2013). "Alexander Vencel: Nové futbalové lopty brankárov bolia". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Alexander Vencel » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  9. ↑ Alexander Vencel at National-Football-Teams.com
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