Name: Ladislav Novák
Country:
Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia at the time)
Club: Dukla Praha
Position:
*SB,
CBSide: RF/LS
Age: 23-31 years (05/12/1931)
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 72 kg
Attack:
70Defence:
82Balance:
81Stamina:
84Top Speed:
83Acceleration:
82Response:
80Agility:
83Dribble Accuracy:
79Dribble Speed:
81Short Pass Accuracy:
78Short Pass Speed:
72Long Pass Accuracy:
79Long Pass Speed:
74Shot Accuracy:
65Shot Power:
80Shot Technique:
65Free Kick Accuracy:
64Curling:
69Header:
86Jump:
85Technique:
79Aggression:
71Mentality:
89Goalkeeper Skills:
50Team Work:
82Injury Tolerance:
ACondition/Fitness:
7Weak Foot Accuracy:
4Weak Foot Frequency:
4Consistency:
8Growth Type:
Standard/LastingCARDS:S07 - Man Marking
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Marking - Side
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Balanced
INFO:Ladislav Novák was a Czechoslovak footballer and regarded one of the best left-back of his era. Novák became a captained Czechoslovakia national team at 1962 FIFA World Cup. He was left-back with good fighting spirit, fast, clever and had excellent header. He can go to overlapp to join attack and give passing from left-side. Novák also know for his gentle of the game. As a sign of the good spirit in which he played, the defenders remarkably never received a red card throughout his career. He played 75 times for Czechoslovak national team, 71 times as captain.
Quote:
Captain of Czechoslovakia in 71 of the 75 internationals he played, Novák was leader of the talented team that finished third at the 1960 UEFA European Championship and runners-up at the 1962 FIFA World Cup. Especially strong in the air, he was a commanding presence on the domestic scene too, securing eight Czechoslovak titles with FK Dukla Praha. He won the championship with Dukla as a coach in 1982 and took charge of a number of Belgian clubs during the 1970s and 1980s as well as the Czech national side.
