Michal Kubačka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 December 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Dolný Kubín, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1954 | Spartak Dolný Kubín | ||
| 1954–1970 | Slovan Nitra | ||
| 1970–1972 | Spartak Vráble | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michal Kubačka (born 10 December 1935)[1] is a Slovak former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
In the Czechoslovak League, he played for Slovan Nitra.[2][3] In lower competitions he also played for Spartak Dolný Kubín and Spartak Vráble.[4]
Club career
Kubačka started playing football in his hometown at the age of eighteen.[4] He was the successor of Štefan Lešický in the goal of Nitra, being a part of the first promotion to the federal league in the 1958–59 season, finishing second behind Dukla Prague in the year 1961–62,[1] and the unexpected relegation a season later.[4]
He was a part of Slovan Nitra's success in the Mitropa Cup during the 1961–62 season. The Nitra team defeated FC Turin, SVS Linz and ČH Bratislava in the group stages, and going through against Udinese in the semi-finals.[1] With Slovan Nitra, he made it to the final of the Mitropa Cup in 1961–62 against Bologna, whose team won its last title in the Italian league two years later.[4][5][6] He played in the first final match, which was played on 14 March 1962 in Nitra and ended in a 2–2 draw.[7] The rematch in Italy was played on 4 April 1962, the home team won it 3–0 and became the winner of the Mitropa Cup for the third time in its history.[8][9]
References
- 1 2 3 "Zažil prvý nitriansky postup a striebornú éru. Celú kariéru odchytal bez rukavíc". MY Nitra (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ Jelínek, Radovan (2005). Atlas českého fotbalu: od roku 1890 (in Czech). Radovan Jelínek.
- ↑ "1. fotbalová liga v číslech". statistiky1ligy.fotbal.cz. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- 1 2 3 4 "Medzi žrďami začínal až v osemnástich". MY Nitra (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ "Slovan Nitra – Udinese 4:3 (3:0)". hungaricana.hu. Új Szó. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Sport – Nitra ve finále SP!". Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Slovan Nitra – FC Bologna 2:2 (1:1)". hungaricana.hu. Új Szó. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "FC Bologna vítězem Středoevropského poháru, Slovan Nitra prohrál v odvetě 0:3". cas.cz. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "55 anni fa il trionfo del Bologna in Mitropa Cup". Tutto Bologna Web. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
