Ivan Mráz

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Ivan Mráz (24 May 1941 – 18 May 2024) was a Czechoslovak football player and manager. A forward, he competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. Scored five goals in that Olympics Football Tournament.[1] Besides Czechoslovakia, he played in the Netherlands.[2] Mráz later suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He died at Saint Paul's Hospital in Heredia, Costa Rica, on 18 May 2024, at the age of 82, six days before his 83rd birthday.[3]

Ivan Mráz
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-05-24)24 May 1941
Place of birth Levoča, Slovak Republic
Date of death 18 May 2024(2024-05-18) (aged 82)
Place of death Heredia, Costa Rica
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1963 Slovan Bratislava 42 (7)
1963–1965 Spartak Praha Sokolovo 61 (28)
1966 Dukla Prague 4 (1)
1967–1968 Sparta ČKD Praha 41 (18)
1969–1970 Maastricht
1971 Dukla Prague 5 (1)
International career
1964–1965 Czechoslovakia 4 (5)
Managerial career
1974–1975 Sparta Prague
1979–1981 Alajuelense
1980 Costa Rica
1991–1994 Alajuelense
2010–? UCR
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coach career

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Remembered as Liga Deportiva Alajuelense's manager and team coach where he won two Costa Rican national titles in 1980 and 1991. In 1980 was the coach of National Team of Costa Rica.

In December 2010, Mráz was appointed a coach of CF Universidad de Costa Rica.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ivan Mráz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. ^ Pešta, Jaroslav (24 May 2021). "PSG za něj nabízel 100 renaultů, ale Sparta Mráze nepustila. Dnes legenda slaví 80". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia.
  3. ^ "Zemřel bývalý fotbalista Mráz, stříbrný olympionik a trojnásobný mistr ligy". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Iván Mraz dirigirá a la Universidad". wfnode01.nacion.com (in Spanish). wfnode01.nacion.com. 3 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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