Michal Gašparík (born 1956)

Michal Gašparík
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-04-23) 23 April 1956[1]
Place of birth Šúrovce, Czechoslovakia
Position Winger
Youth career
Spartak Trnava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1979 Spartak Trnava 115 (21)
1980 Dukla Banská Bystrica 8 (1)
1980–1986 Spartak Trnava 143 (32)
1986–1987 AEL Limassol
Managerial career
2017–2018 Sereď (assistant)
2018 Sereď
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michal Gašparík (born 23 April 1956) is a Slovak former football player who played mostly for Spartak Trnava.[2]

His son, Michal Gašparík, was also a footballer and is currently the manager of Górnik Zabrze.[3]

Club career

He scored his first league goal in the spring of 1975 at home to Škoda Plzeň and, together with Varadin, contributed to a 2:0 win. In the same year, he and his teammates enjoyed winning the Slovak Cup and the Czechoslovak Cup over Sparta Prague, where he contributed to the home win with a goal. In the European Cup, he scored five goals – two in a double match with FC Copenhagen and one against Belenenses. In the autumn, he played in a double match against Boavista.[4]

In the Czechoslovak league Gašparík played for Spartak Trnava and Dukla Banská Bystrica, playing in 268 matches and scored 54 goals. He played in 2 matches in the Cup Winners' Cup.[5] He played in 6 matches for the youth national team and in 8 matches for the junior national team and scored 1 goal. Winner of the Czechoslovak Cup in 1975 and 1986. Abroad he played in Cyprus for the AEL Limassol team.

References

  1. ^ "Michal Gašparík".
  2. ^ Róbert Čapla. "Koláče v šatni". Denník Šport.
  3. ^ "Víťazstvo sme si zaslúžili, tešil sa Gašparík. Jeho debut sledovali plné tribúny". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  4. ^ a.s, Petit Press. "Michal Gašparík st. - rodák zo Šúroviec oslávil šesťdesiatku". mytrnava.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  5. ^ redakcia@trnavskyhlas.sk. "Aký otec, taký syn. U Gašparíkovcov v Trnave sa futbalová zásada napĺňa stopercentne". Trnavský Hlas. Retrieved 22 August 2025.