He was the captain of the whites in the most famous moments of the club’s history. Alexander Horváth, who was a pillar of the defense on the way to the only European trophy, died on Wednesday at the age of 84. Photo: TASR Historic football success in May 1969. Alexander Horváth, captain of Slovan Bratislava, holds the Cup Winner’s Cup trophy after a 3:2 win over FC Barcelona. On the right is Leopold “Jim” Šťastný, the former coach of the club, and on the left is Michal Vičan, the coach of the Slavists at the time. ŠK Slovan announced the sad news on the official website. Horváth came to the Bratislava club from Žilina in 1963. He very quickly won a firm place in in defense alongside Ján Popluhár. With his performances, he won a place in the Czechoslovak national team, for which he played in 26 matches between 1964 and 1970. At the World Cup in Mexico 1970, he played in two matches against Brazil and Romania. Read more Calzona persuaded Hamšík. The union will pay Royal Italians Even before the World Cup in Mexico, he was promised that he could go abroad. He went to the Belgian RWD Molenbeek, where he managed to play only two seasons. Due to health problems, he ended his career and decided to stay in Brussels with his family. In 2019, he personally attended the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Slovan and the 50th anniversary of the triumph in PVP. Even after decades, the fans applauded him for everything he gave to the club he gave. He was named among the 25 best players in the country in the Footballer of the Century poll. We pay attention to News, discussions, comments… Join us and follow our FB page Šport.Pravda.sk © Copyright reserved