František Štambachr


František Štambachr or Štambacher, nicknamed "Štambi", is a former Czechoslovak footballer, gold medalist with the Czechoslovak Olympic Football Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He was considered as an allrounder who could play in almost every position of the midfield.

Playing career

During his youth František Štambachr played for Sokol Čebín and KPS Brno. In 1972, he transferred to Dukla Prague. For Dukla he reached a total of 292 top league appearances and scored 31 goals. In 1977, 1979 and 1982 he became champion of Czechoslovakia, in 1981 and 1983 national cup winner. He spent the late years of his career playing in Greece for AEK Athens and Apollon Smyrnis.
For the national team of Czechoslovakia Štambachr played a total of 31 matches, in which he scored five goals. He was part of the winning squad of the 1976 European Championship. He also participated at the 1980 European Championship and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.