Jozef Vengloš

Born in Ružomberok, Czechoslovakia (now in Slovakia), Vengloš played as a midfielder for Slovan Bratislava 1954–1966, and later captained the team, and also played for Czechoslovakia B. He scored 10 goals in 203 matches in the Czechoslovak First League, including some during a short spell at Dukla Pardubice. He was part of the title-winning Slovan Bratislava side for the 1955 Czechoslovak First League.

After his playing career was prematurely ended by hepatitis, Vengloš began his managerial career in Australia, first in club football, before going on to manage the Australia national team. He then returned to Czechoslovakia and coached at club and Under-23 national level. In 1973, Vengloš was appointed as manager of Slovan Bratislava. During his three years in charge, he twice won the championship, including as part of a double in the 1973–74 season. He was also assistant manager of Czechoslovakia from 1973–1978. As assistant to Václav Ježek, he helped guide the team to victory in the Euro 1976, beating the Netherlands in the semi-finals and West Germany in the Final. As manager of Czechoslovakia from 1978 to 1982, Vengloš led his side to 3rd place in the 1980 European Championship. He also led them to the 1982 World Cup Finals, where they went out in the first round. He then coached Sporting Lisbon from 1983 to 1984, before coaching in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur FA & Malaysia). In 1988, he was re-appointed to manage Czechoslovakia and took them to the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup. Following the 1990 World Cup, Jozef Vengloš took over at Aston Villa, becoming the first manager born outside Britain or Ireland to take charge of a top division club in England. He left after one season after they finished just two places above the First Division relegation zone. He then moved to the Turkish league, where he managed Fenerbahçe from 1991 to 1993. He was the first manager of…

Player

Slovan Bratislava

Czechoslovak First League: 1955 Czechoslovak Cup: 1961–62, 1962–63

Manager

Sydney FC Prague

Ampol Cup: 1969 Czechoslovakia U23

UEFA U-23 Championship: 1972 Slovan Bratislava

Czechoslovak First League: 1973–74, 1974–75 Czechoslovak Cup: 1973–74 Slovak Cup: 1973–74, 1975–76 Czechoslovakia

UEFA European Championship third place: 1980 Kuala Lumpur City

Malaysian First Division: 1986 Malaysia Cup runner-up: 1985 Malaysia

Merdeka Tournament: 1986 Fenerbahce

Chancellor Cup runner-up 1992 Celtic

Scottish Cup runner-up: 1998–99 Individual

Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (SOSV) Chairman's Fair Play award (1993) Bronze Rings award (2001) Silver Rings award (2009) Honorary member of SOSV (2011) CIFP Honorary Diploma of the UNESCO (1993) Laureate Crystal Wing award (2001) UEFA Diamond Order of Merit (2007) FIFA Centennial Order of Merit (2014) Slovak Football Hall of Fame (2017)