Ladislav Novák

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Rating

Caps

Goals

Life

1931–2011

Clubs

FK Dukla Prague, FK Jablonec

#13

Editorial rank of 33 for Czech Republic

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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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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.