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Jan Nezmar

2025-05-29T09:37:38Z

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{{Short description|Czech footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jan Nezmar
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|7|5}}
| birth_place = [[Opava]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
| height = 1.85 m
| currentclub = [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]] (general director)
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]], [[centre back]]
| youthyears1 = 1983–1994
| youthyears2 = 1994–1996
| youthclubs1 = TJ Družba Hlavnice
| youthclubs2 = [[FC MSA Dolní Benešov|MSA Dolní Benešov]]
| years1 = 1996–1999
| years2 = 1999–2000
| years3 = 2000–2003
| years4 = 2003–2005
| years5 = 2005–2007
| years6 = 2007–2012
| years7 = 2013–2016
| clubs1 = [[FC MSA Dolní Benešov|MSA Dolní Benešov]]
| clubs2 = [[SFC Opava]]
| clubs3 = [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]]
| clubs4 = [[1. FC Slovácko|Slovácko]]
| clubs5 = [[MFK Ružomberok|Ružomberok]]
| clubs6 = [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]]
| clubs7 = [[FC Oberlausitz Neugersdorf|Oberlausitz Neugersdorf]]
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 24
| caps3 = 90
| caps4 = 46
| caps5 = 51
| caps6 = 151
| caps7 = 70
| totalcaps = 432
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 8
| goals3 = 28
| goals4 = 10
| goals5 = 24
| goals6 = 34
| goals7 = 58
| totalgoals = 162
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
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}}

'''Jan Nezmar''' (born 5 July 1977 in [[Opava]]) is a former [[Czechs|Czech]] [[association football|football]] player who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] or [[central defender]], and is the general director of [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]]. He spent a large portion of his active career in the [[Czech Republic|Czech]] club [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]], where he was also club [[captain (association football)|captain]] for several years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/chceme-hrat-atraktivni-fotbal-a-prilakat-divaky-preji-si-v-liberci-p9q-/fotbal.aspx?c=A110727_090944_fotbal_ald |title=Chceme hrát atraktivní fotbal a přilákat diváky, přejí si v Liberci |publisher=idnes.cz |date=27 July 2011 |access-date=1 August 2011|language=cs}}</ref> He is the top scorer in the history of the club.<ref>[http://www.fcslovanliberec.cz/cz/aktualne/clanek.php?idart=1765 Nezmar prodloužil smlouvu (FC Slovan Liberec)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207180711/http://www.fcslovanliberec.cz/cz/aktualne/clanek.php?idart=1765 |date=7 December 2008 }}</ref>

Nezmar started his football career in a small village of Hlavnice. After a couple of years there young Nezmar moved to the [[Czech Republic|Czech]] third division, to play for [[FC MSA Dolní Benešov|MSA Dolní Benešov]]. In 1998, he transferred to the town where he was born, [[Opava]]. At [[SFC Opava]] Nezmar gained experience and two years later was bought by [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]]. Together with [[midfielder]] [[Václav Koloušek]] and striker [[Jiří Štajner]], he helped form the main offensive force of the team. In 2002 [[Slovan Liberec]] celebrated its first league title, as Nezmar scored 14 goals and was one of the keys to the unexpected victory.

The following season Jan Nezmar changed his employer again. He would go on to spend two years at [[1. FC Slovácko|Slovácko]] before moving on to [[Slovakia]] to join ambitious [[Slovak Superliga|Corgoň liga]] club [[MFK Ružomberok|Ružomberok]], signed as an experienced striker with recognised goalscoring ability. In his [[2005–06 Slovak Superliga|first season]] with the club, Ružomberok celebrated winning both the league title and the domestic cup, Nezmar scoring 17 goals.<ref>[http://www.rkhlas.sk/?ro=2007&ci=05&cl=01 Ružomberský hlas - 2007 / 05 - Jan Nezmar: "Nechcel som..."]</ref> In January 2007 he signed a contract which took him back to his former club [[Slovan Liberec]]. On 29 April 2011 he scored his 100th league goal during the home match against [[Bohemians 1905]].<ref>[http://fotbal.idnes.cz/nezmar-o-stem-golu-zertoval-nuzky-by-se-nehodily-cekal-jsem-na-haluz-11b-/fotbal.asp?c=A110430_081034_fotbal_ald iDNES.cz: Nezmar o stém gólu žertoval: Nůžky by se nehodily, čekal jsem na haluz], 30 April 2011.</ref> On 12 November 2012, he announced his intention to retire as a player and take on a staff role in [[FC Slovan Liberec]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mediafax.cz/sport/4113204-Liberecky-fotbalista-Jan-Nezmar-konci-karieru |title=Liberec Player Jan Nezmar Ends His Career |publisher=mediafax.cz |date=12 November 2012 |access-date=19 November 2012|language=cs}}</ref> He played his final match on 19 November 2012 against [[FC Viktoria Plzeň]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/sport/fotbal/gambrinus-liga/dojaty-nezmar-se-rozloucil-s-libercem-nevyhral_252593.html |title=Dojatý Nezmar se rozloučil s Libercem, nevyhrál |publisher=tyden.cz |date=18 November 2012 |access-date=19 November 2012|language=cs}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204022209/http://www.fcslovanliberec.cz/cz/tymy/hrac.php?idpl=449 |date=dmy |title=Club Profile {{in lang|cs}} }}
* {{Fotbal DNES|3000191}}

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Viliam Hýravý

2025-05-29T09:35:30Z

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{{Short description|Slovak footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Viliam Hýravý
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|11|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ružomberok]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
| death_date =
| height = 1.79 m
| position = [[Striker (football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1983–1984
| years2 = 1984–1988
| years3 = 1988–1991
| years4 = 1991–1992
| years5 = 1992–1995
| years6 = 1995
| years7 = 1995–1996
| years8 = 1996–2002
| clubs1 = [[MFK Ružomberok|BZ Ružomberok]]
| clubs2 = [[MŠK Žilina|ZVL Žilina]]
| clubs3 = [[Baník Ostrava]]
| clubs4 = [[Toulouse FC]]
| clubs5 = [[Baník Ostrava]]
| clubs6 = [[Dukla Banska Bystrica]]
| clubs7 = [[MŠK Žilina]]
| clubs8 = [[MFK Ružomberok]]
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 115
| caps3 = 75
| caps4 = 28
| caps5 = 65
| caps6 = 14
| caps7 =
| caps8 = 121
| totalcaps = 418
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 24
| goals3 = 25
| goals4 = 3
| goals5 = 11
| goals6 = 6
| goals7 =
| goals8 = 26
| totalgoals = 95
| nationalyears1 = 1987–1990
| nationalteam1 = [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1990
| nationalteam2 = [[Czechoslovakia B national football team|Czechoslovakia B]]
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1987–1988
| nationalteam3 = [[Czechoslovakia Olympic football team|Czechoslovakia Olympic]]
| nationalcaps3 = 9
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 1994–1995
| nationalteam4 = [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]]
| nationalcaps4 = 5
| nationalgoals4 = 0
}}
'''Viliam Hýravý''' (born 26 November 1962) is a [[Slovaks|Slovak]] former football player. He played as a [[midfielder]] or [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. He represented Czechoslovakia, and later Slovakia, internationally. He played his club football in the top-level leagues of Czechoslovakia, France, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

At club level Hýravý played for [[MFK Ružomberok|BZ Ružomberok]], [[MŠK Žilina|ZVL Zilina]], [[Dukla Banska Bystrica]], and Czech club [[Baník Ostrava]]. He played for [[Toulouse FC]] in the [[1991–92 French Division 1]] before returning to [[MFK Ružomberok]]. From the start of his career until the end of the 1994–95 season, he played 242 times in the Czechoslovak, and later Czech, top flights, scoring 60 goals.<ref name="jerabek">{{cite book|first=Luboš|last=Jeřábek|title=Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů|publisher=Grada Publishing|language=cs|year=2007|location=Prague, Czech Republic|isbn=978-80-247-1656-5|page=70}}</ref> In 1995 he moved to the Slovak First League, where he continued to play for another seven seasons. In 2001 he became the oldest goalscorer in Slovak First League history at the age of 38 years, 9 months and 19 days, scoring twice in a 4–1 win for Ružomberok against [[AS Trenčín|Trenčín]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Michal|last=Zeman|title=Rekordy a rarity slovenskej futbalovej ligy|url=https://sportweb.pravda.sk/futbal/nike-liga/clanok/110256-rekordy-a-rarity-slovenskej-futbalovej-ligy/|newspaper=Športweb|publisher=|date=22 February 2008|access-date=7 October 2024|language=sk}}</ref>

Hýravý played 11 times for [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]], and was part of his nation's squad at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]], although he didn't play in the final tournament.<ref name="jerabek"/>

After retirement, Hýravý worked as assistant coach of MFK Ružomberok<ref>{{Cite news|title=Novým trénerom Ružomberka bude Hyravý|url=https://sportweb.pravda.sk/futbal/nike-liga/clanok/89804-novym-trenerom-ruzomberka-bude-hyravy/|website=[[Pravda (Slovakia)|Pravda]]|date=6 June 2009|access-date=23 September 2024|language=sk}}</ref> and second-tier MŠK Fomat Martin.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Roman|last=Kopka|title=Trénerovi Šinovi bude pomáhať Viliam Hýravý|url=https://myturiec.sme.sk/c/20210812/trenerovi-sinovi-bude-pomahat-viliam-hyravy.html|newspaper=[[Sme]]|publisher=Petit Press|date=12 July 2016|access-date=23 September 2024|language=sk}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FACR player|new_id=29677|old_id=HyravyViliam}}
* {{NFT player|22813}}

{{Czechoslovakia Squad 1990 World Cup}}

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Al Finucane

2025-05-15T08:42:05Z

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{{short description|Irish football player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Al Finucane
| fullname = Michael Alphonsus Finucane<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/finucane,%20al%2028.pdf |title=Personal file: Al Finucane, sales manager |newspaper=Limerick Leader |date=25 February 1989 |page=21}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1943|1|8}}
| birth_place = [[Limerick]], Ireland
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| years1 = 1960–1973
| years2 = 1973–1981
| years3 = 1981–1986
| years4 = 1986–1987
| years5 = 1987–1988
| clubs1 = [[Limerick F.C.|Limerick]]
| clubs2 = [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]]
| clubs3 = [[Limerick F.C.|Limerick]]
| clubs4 = [[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford United]]
| clubs5 = [[Newcastlewest F.C.|Newcastlewest]]
| caps1 = 253
| caps2 = 218
| caps3 = 126
| caps4 = 21
| caps5 = 23
| totalcaps = 641
| goals1 = 23
| goals2 = 11
| goals3 = 3
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| totalgoals = 37
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalyears2 = 1966
| nationalyears3 = 1967–1971
| nationalteam1 = [[League of Ireland XI]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Republic of Ireland national under-23 football team|Republic of Ireland U23]]
| nationalteam3 = [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]
| nationalcaps1 = 26
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalcaps3 = 11
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalgoals3 = 0
}}

'''Michael Alphonsus Finucane''' (born 8 January 1943) was an Irish [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. During his 28-year career he played for [[League of Ireland]] sides [[Limerick F.C.|Limerick]], [[Waterford United]] and [[Newcastlewest F.C.|Newcastlewest]]. Finucane was also a member of several [[Republic of Ireland national football team]] squads.

Finucane played his first game for [[Limerick F.C.|Limerick]] as a 17-year-old in 1961. Finucane played in Europe for Limerick against [[CSKA Sofia]] in 1965 and 21 years later for Waterford against [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]. He is the oldest player who ever played in any European club competition beating [[Dino Zoff]]'s previous record. In September 1986, when he appeared against Girondins de Bordeaux in the European Cup-Winners' Cup, he was 43 years and 261 days old. Also, despite playing in so many games, Finucane was never sent off and only received 3 yellow cards. He won 3 [[FAI Cup]] winners medals; in 1971 and 1982 with Limerick and 1980 with Waterford. He also hold the record for the most League of Ireland appearances.

By the mid-1960s offers from cross-Channel clubs were pouring in. [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] came over to see the Limerick half-back in action in [[Glenmalure Park|Milltown]], [[Jock Stein]] arrived from Glasgow Celtic and there were scouting missions from Swindon Town and Millwall. Serious offers followed but after talks between the player and his Limerick manager, the decision was made to remain in Limerick.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

He has the distinction of scoring the first ever goal in a competitive game at [[Flower Lodge]].{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

Finucane won 11 caps for Ireland and captained the team away to [[Austria national football team|Austria]] in 1971 [http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/matchdetails.php?id=133]. He played in the first ever [[Republic of Ireland national under-23 football team|Republic of Ireland U23]] game in 1966 and played in un-capped internationals against West Germany's Olympic team and Australia.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

Finucane scored against [[Hibernians F.C.]] in the [[1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup]].{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

In January 1985 Finucane won his first Player of the Month award.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1985/0226/Pg003.html#Ar00310:4C70A35480CF4A90ED4FF1024951CE4D11E34980A34B30CF4870ED49F102| title = The Irish Times - Tuesday, February 26, 1985 - Page 3}}</ref>

He retired in April 1988.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1988/0412/Pg002.html#Ar00207:4D71A15801DC5351945691A655423858624B5502525832654E52D65192E952019452E1A653823854624B| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121024002357/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1988/0412/Pg002.html| archive-date = 2012-10-24| title = The Irish Times - Tuesday, April 12, 1988 - Page 002}}</ref>

His nephew, [[Paul Finucane]], played for [[Limerick F.C.]] and his younger brother Tony played as a goalkeeper for [[Waterford United]] in the 1970s.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

He is known for his love of sunbathing.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

==Honours==
===Club===
* [[FAI Cup]]: 3
** [[Limerick F.C.]] 1971, 1982
** [[Waterford United]] 1980
* [[FAI League Cup]]
** [[Waterford United]] 1973–74
* [[Dublin City Cup]]
** [[Limerick F.C.]] 1969–70

===Individual===
* SWAI Personality of the Year
** [[Limerick F.C.]] - 1966–67
* FAI Football Legend
** 2007

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.limerickcity.ie/Library/LocalStudies/LocalStudiesFiles/F/FinucaneAl/ ''Al Finucane file at Limerick City Library, Ireland'']

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[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:League of Ireland players]]
[[Category:Limerick F.C. players]]
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[[Category:League of Ireland XI players]]
[[Category:20th-century Irish sportsmen]]