Ferdinand Daučík

Daučík played as a defender for 1. ČsŠK Bratislava, Slavia Prague and the Czechoslovakia national team. He was only the third Slovak player ever to play for Czechoslovakia. He was part of the squad at both the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups, and although he didn't play in the 1934 tournament, he was the only Slovak to play in the 1938 competition.

Daučík coached ŠK Bratislava between 1942 and 1946 and again in 1948. In 1948, he coached Czechoslovakia for two matches. After the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état, the Communist regime arrested Daučík for espionage. He spent two years in jail and later was interned in a prison camp in Nováky, where he coached a team composing of the prisoners. In late 1949 Daučík managed to flee the country by crossing the Morava River on an inflatable boat. Later that year, Daučík arrived in Spain as coach of Hungaria, a team made up of refugees fleeing the various Communist regimes of Eastern Europe. The team included his brother-in-law, Ladislao Kubala, who had married Daučík's sister, Anna Viola Daučík, in 1947. Hungaria played a series of friendlies against Madrid Select XI, a Spain XI and Español and during these matches, Kubala was spotted by Josep Samitier, then chief scout at Barcelona. Kubala was offered a contract and as part of the deal, Daučík became Barcelona coach in 1950.

CF Barcelona

Daučík coached Barcelona during one of the club's most successful periods. As well as Nicolae Simatoc–Kubala, the team also included Juan Zambudio Velasco, Antoni Ramallets and Joan Segarra. During his four seasons in charge, the club won two consecutive La Liga/Copa del Generalísimo doubles in 1952 and 1953. In 1952, Barcelona won five different trophies, including La Liga, the Copa del Generalísimo, the Copa Latina and the Copa Eva Duarte. His contract ended in 1954 and after clashing…

Barcelona

La Liga: 1951–52, 1952–53 Copa del Generalísimo: 1951, 1952, 1953 Copa Eva Duarte: 1951–52, 1952–53 (both awarded automatically for winning the domestic double) Latin Cup: 1952 Athletic Bilbao

La Liga: 1955–56 Copa del Generalísimo: 1955, 1956 Latin Cup runner–up: 1956 Zaragoza

Copa del Generalísimo: 1966 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runner-up: 1966