Imrich Stacho

Imrich Stacho

Personal information
Date of birth	(1931-11-04)4 November 1931
Place of birth	Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	10 January 2006(2006-01-10) (aged 74)
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1966	Spartak Trnava	211	(10)
1953–1954	→ Tankista Prague
International career
1953–1960	Czechoslovakia	23	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Imrich Stacho (4 November 1931, in Trnava – 10 January 2006) was a Slovak football goalkeeper. He played for Czechoslovakia national team in 23 matches and scored one goal from a penalty in a match against Ireland, which was the first ever international goal scored by a goalkeeper.

Career

Stacho was chosen as one of Czechoslovakia's goalkeepers at the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup.
On a club level he played for Spartak Trnava from 1947 until 1966. During his military service in Prague in the mid 1950s, he also played for Tankista Prague.

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 May 1959	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia	Republic of Ireland	1–0	4–0	1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying

Source: 11v11

References

• (in Slovak) Zomrel legendárny brankár Imrich Stacho
• (in Czech) ČMFS entry