Jozef Bomba

Jozef Bomba

Personal information
Full name	Jozef Bomba
Date of birth	(1939-03-30)30 March 1939
Place of birth	Bardejov, Slovak Republic
Date of death	27 October 2005(2005-10-27) (aged 66)
Place of death	Košice, Slovakia
Position(s)	Centre back, Right back
Youth career
	Slavoj Bardejov
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1959	Tatran Prešov
1959–1961	RH Brno	39	(2)
1961–1966	Tatran Prešov
1967–1972	VSS Košice
Total		279	(8)
International career
1960–1970	Czechoslovakia	13	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Czechoslovakia FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1962 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jozef Bomba (30 March 1939 – 27 October 2005) was a Slovak football defender. He impressed as a fast sprinter and excellent athletic footballer. During his career he played 279 matches and scored 8 goals in the Czechoslovak First League. Internationally he played for Czechoslovakia, making 8 appearances without scoring between 1960 and 1970.[1]

Career

On 1 May 1960, Bomba made his international debut for Czechoslovakia against Austria, playing at right back in the 4–0 home win in Prague.[2] He was part of the Czechoslovakia squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup that finished as runners-up but he did not play in any match.

References

1. Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
2. "Československo-Rakousko 4:0". Rudé právo (in Czech). Prague. 2 May 1960. p. 4. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

External links

• ČMFS entry (in Czech)