Ľudovít Rado

Ľudovít Rado
Personal information
Full name Ľudovít Rado
Date of birth (1914-07-27)27 July 1914
Place of birth Pressburg, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 23 May 1992(1992-05-23) (aged 77)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
193?–1936 DSV Saaz
1936–1939 Sparta Prague
1939–1944 ŠK Bratislava
International career
1934–1938 Czechoslovakia 2 (0)
1940–1942 Slovakia 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ľudovít Rado (27 July 1914 – 23 May 1992) was a Slovak footballer who played as a defender and appeared for both the Czechoslovakia and Slovakia national teams.[1]

Career

Rado made his international debut for Czechoslovakia on 25 March 1934 in a friendly match against France, which finished as a 2–1 win in Colombes. He earned his second and final cap on 24 April 1938 in a 1938 World Cup qualifying fixture against Bulgaria. He missed a penalty in the match, which finished as a 6–0 win in Prague.[2] He later represented the Slovakia national team, making his first appearance on 6 June 1940 in a friendly against Bulgaria, which finished as a 4–1 win in Sofia. He was capped ten times for Slovakia, making his final appearance on 22 November 1942 in a friendly match against Germany, which finished as a 2–5 loss in Bratislava.[3]

Personal life

Rado died on 23 May 1992 at the age of 77.[1]

Career statistics

International

Team[3] Year Apps Goals
Czechoslovakia 1934 1 0
1938 1 0
Total 2 0
Slovakia 1940 2 0
1941 4 0
1942 4 0
Total 10 0
Career total 12 0

References

  1. ^ a b Ľudovít Rado at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Courtney, Barrie (5 June 2006). "World Cup 1938 – Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ľudovít Rado". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 20 April 2020.