Alexander Vencel (footballer, born 1967)
Slovak professional football goalkeeper (born 1967)
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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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Vencel in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 March 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
| Total | 532 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | (0) |
| 1994–1998 | Slovakia | 19 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018– | Jordan (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 1998–99 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.[8]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | |||
| Slovan Bratislava | 1987–88 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1990–91 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 1991–92 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 1992–93 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 1993–94 | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 132 | 0 | – | ||
| RH Cheb (loan) | 1989–90 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Strasbourg | 1994–95 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 0 | [9] |
| 1995–96 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | [9] | |
| 1996–97 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | [9] | |
| 1997–98 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 0 | [9] | |
| 1998–99 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | [9] | |
| 1999–2000 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | [9] | |
| Total | 184 | 0 | – | ||
| Le Havre | 2000–01 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 0 | [9] |
| 2001–02 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 0 | [9] | |
| 2002–03 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | [9] | |
| 2003–04 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 0 | [9] | |
| 2004–05 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 0 | [9] | |
| Total | 188 | 11 | – | ||
| Career total | 532 | 0 | – | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
| Slovakia | 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
