Zdeněk Zikán
Czech footballer (1937–2013)
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Zdeněk Zikán (10 November 1937 – 14 February 2013) was a Czech footballer who played as a forward.[1]
Date of birth
10 November 1937
Place of birth
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Date of death
14 February 2013 (aged 75)
Place of death
Prague, Czech Republic[citation needed]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Date of death | 14 February 2013 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Prague, Czech Republic[citation needed] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1946–1955 | Motorlet Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955 | Motorlet Prague | ||
| 1956 | Sparta Prague | ||
| 1956 | Motorlet Prague | ||
| 1957 | Dukla Prague | ||
| 1957–1960 | Dukla Pardubice | ||
| 1960–1970 | Spartak Hradec Králové | ||
| 1970 | Transporta Chrudim | ||
| International career | |||
| 1958 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During his club career he played for several clubs, including Dukla Pardubice and Dukla Prague. During his time with Spartak Hradec Králové, he played in the 1960–61 European Cup, scoring against eventual finalists FC Barcelona in the quarter finals.[2]
Zikán earned four caps and scored five goals for the Czechoslovakia national football team, including four goals in three games in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[1] He finished his international career with the distinction of having scored in every game in which he had played.[2]
Career statistics
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 April 1958 | Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  West Germany | 3–2 | Win | Friendly | |||||
| 2. | 11 June 1958 | Olympiastadion, Helsingborg, Sweden | West Germany | 2–2 | Draw | 1958 World Cup | |||||
| 3. | 15 June 1958 | Olympiastadion, Helsingborg, Sweden |  Argentina | 6–1 | Win | 1958 World Cup | |||||
| 4. | 15 June 1958 | Olympiastadion, Helsingborg, Sweden | Argentina | 6–1 | Win | 1958 World Cup | |||||
| 5. | 17 June 1958 | Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden |  Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Lost | 1958 World Cup | |||||
| Correct as of 19 February 2013[3] | |||||||||||
