Anton Malatinský

Anton Malatinský

Personal information
Full name	Anton Malatinský
Date of birth	(1920-01-15)15 January 1920
Place of birth	Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	1 December 1992(1992-12-01) (aged 72)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1941–1951	Spartak Trnava
	Slovan Bratislava
	FK Baník Handlová
International career
1942–1943	Slovakia	6	(0)
1948–1951	Czechoslovakia	10	(0)
Managerial career
1948–1950	Spartak Trnava
1956–1960	Spartak Trnava
1963–1968	Spartak Trnava
1968–1971	Admira Wacker
1971–1976	Spartak Trnava
1976–1978	ADO Den Haag
1978–1981	Slovan Bratislava
1981–1982	SC Eisenstadt
1982–1984	VSE St. Pölten
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anton Malatinský (15 January 1920 – 1 December 1992) was a Czechoslovak football player and coach. He was a technically disposed midfielder and playmaker. As a coach, he was regarded as a good strategist.

He played in 219 league matches and scored 79 goals, most of them for Spartak Trnava. Today, the team's home ground bears his name. Malatinský represented Czechoslovakia in 10 international matches and participed in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

Although a good player, Malatinský became more famous as a coach. While still playing football at a high level, he started training at the youth level. In 1948 he led the junior team of Trnava to the championship of the country in their rank.

An injury to his knee in 1956 forced him to conclude his playing career and he became fully engaged with coaching. He coached VSE St. Pölten.

References

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