Pavol Biroš
Slovak footballer (1953–2020)
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Pavol Biroš (1 April 1953 – 12 August 2020)[1] was a Slovak football player who played as a defender. He played for the Czechoslovakia national football team.
Date of birth
1 April 1953
Place of birth
Prešov, Czechoslovakia
Date of death
12 August 2020 (aged 67)
Place of death
Prešov, Slovakia
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 April 1953 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Prešov, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 August 2020 (aged 67) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Prešov, Slovakia | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Tatran Prešov | ||||||||||||||
| Slavia Prague | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1972–1979 | Slavia Prague | 135 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Lokomotíva Košice | 40 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1982–1985 | Tatran Prešov | 37 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 212 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1974–1977 | Czechoslovakia | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Career
During his club career he played for Slavia Prague and Tatran Prešov.[2] Biroš made a total of 212 appearances in the Czechoslovak First League, scoring once.[3] He earned 9 caps for the Czechoslovakia national football team, and was part of the championship-winning team at the 1976 UEFA European Football Championship.
