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Ladislav Novák

Icon CB, also CDM Right-footed leaderanchor
Rating
85
Caps
75
Goals
1
Life
1931–2011
Clubs
FK Dukla Prague, FK Jablonec
#13
Editorial rank of 33 for Czech Republic
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

The formidable captain of Dukla Prague, he steered Czechoslovakia to the 1962 World Cup Final with his no-nonsense defensive leadership. Career record: 75 caps and 1 goals for Czech Republic; club career at FK Dukla Prague, FK Jablonec.

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Career record

1952–1966FK Dukla Prague
1966–1968FK Jablonec
Czech Republic75 caps, 1 goals

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Around Novák in the almanac

One rank above: Karel Pešek at #12.

One rank below: Marek Jankulovski at #14.

Czech Republic's editorial top five: Josef Bican · Pavel Nedvěd · Petr Čech · František Plánička · Antonín Panenka.