Pavol Biroš

Czechoslovak football player (1953-2020)

Pavol Biroš (1 April 1953 – 13 August 2020)[1] was a Czechoslovak football player. He played as a defender. He was born in Prešov, Czechoslovakia.

Pavol Biroš
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-04-01)1 April 1953
Place of birth Prešov, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 12 August 2020(2020-08-12) (aged 67)
Place of death Prešov, Slovakia
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Tatran Prešov
Slavia Praha
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1979 Slavia Praha 135 (1)
1979–1980 Lokomotíva Košice 40 (0)
1982–1985 Tatran Prešov 37 (0)
Total 212 (1)
National team
1974–1977 Czechoslovakia 9 (0)
Honours
Representing  Czechoslovakia
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1976 Yugoslavia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

Biroš died on 13 August 2020 in Prešov from heart disease, aged 67.[1]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 Zomrel bývalý československý futbalový reprezentant (in Slovak)
  2. "Počty startů hráčů v I. Československé lize: B" (in Czech). JFK-Fotbal. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  3. Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.