Ján Pivarník vs Ján Švehlík
Slovakia against Slovakia. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Ján Pivarník
Slovakia · 1966–1980 · RB
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Slovakia
- #6 of 33
- Caps
- 39 · 1 goals
- Clubs
- 1. FC Košice, ŠK Slovan Bratislava, Cádiz Club de Fútbol
He held the right flank for all 120 minutes of the Belgrade final on 20 June 1976 and was still on the pitch when Panenka chipped the penalty that ended the shoot-out against West Germany. European champion that night, he was named the tournament's best right defender, and he had already been Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year in 1974 and a league champion with Slovan Bratislava in 1974 and 1975. Career record: 39 caps and 1 goals for Slovakia; club career at 1. FC Košice, ŠK Slovan Bratislava, Cádiz Club de Fútbol.
Ján Švehlík
Slovakia · 1969–1982 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Slovakia
- #7 of 33
- Caps
- 17 · 4 goals
- Clubs
- ŠK Slovan Bratislava, Dukla Prague, K.S.C. Hasselt
Eight minutes into the 1976 final in Belgrade, Berti Vogts lost the ball near his own area, Nehoda crossed from the right, and Švehlík arrived from deep to drive Czechoslovakia in front of West Germany. That strike opened the scoring in the only European Championship Czechoslovakia has won, and the striker collected four Czechoslovak league titles, three with Slovan Bratislava, a European Under-23 crown in 1972, and 79 goals in 296 top-flight matches. Career record: 17 caps and 4 goals for Slovakia; club career at ŠK Slovan Bratislava, Dukla Prague, K.S.C. Hasselt.
The verdict
The almanac cannot separate them: both are rated 87.
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