Zdeněk Rygel
Czechoslovak footballer (born 1951)
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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.
Date of birth
1 March 1951
Place of birth
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Position
Defender
1966–1972
Baník Ostrava
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 March 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Position | 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]
