Titus Buberník

Titus Buberník
Buberník in 1962
Personal information
Date of birth 12 October 1933
Place of birth Pusté Úľany, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 27 March 2022 (aged 88)
Place of death Bratislava, Slovakia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1946–1951 Slovan Bratislava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1956 VSS Košice
1956–1968 ČH Bratislava
1968–1970 LASK Linz 36 (7)
International career
1958–1963[1] Czechoslovakia 23 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czechoslovakia
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1962 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Titus Buberník (12 October 1933 – 27 March 2022) was a Slovak footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Czechoslovakia national team in 23 matches scoring five goals.

Buberník was born in Bratislava and grew up in Pusté Úľany.[2] He participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup tournaments,[3] the latter of where Czechoslovakia won the silver medal, but he did not play in the tournament.[4]

At club level, Buberník played for VSS Košice in 1956 before moving to CH Bratislava, where he stayed for 12 years – winning the 1958–59 Czechoslovak First League during this time.[5] Buberník died on 27 March 2022.[4]

Honours

CH Bratislava

References

  1. ^ "Titus Bubernik | International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ^ Boškovič, Zoran (3 April 2022). "Chlap do slnka aj blata. Zomrel Titus Buberník, ktorý sa ako prvý Slovák ocitol v ankete Zlatá lopta". Denník N (in Slovak). N Press. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  3. ^ Palička, Jan (28 March 2022). "Slovenský fotbalový císař Titus. Příběh stříbrného "fotografa" z Chile". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b "V 88 letech zemřel Titus Buberník, stříbrný medailista z Chile". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  5. ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. pp. 27–28. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.