Jozef Bomba

Slovak footballer

Jozef Bomba

Personal information

Full name

Jozef Bomba

Date of birth

(1939-03-30)30 March 1939

Place of birth

Bardejov, Slovak Republic

Date of death

27 October 2005(2005-10-27) (aged 66)

Place of death

Košice, Slovakia

Position(s)

Centre back, Right back

Youth career

Slavoj Bardejov

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

1957–1959

Tatran Prešov

1959–1961

RH Brno

(2)

1961–1966

Tatran Prešov

1967–1972

VSS Košice

Total

279

(8)

International career

1960–1970

Czechoslovakia

(0)

Medal record

Men's football

Representing Czechoslovakia
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up	1962 Chile

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jozef Bomba (30 March 1939 – 27 October 2005) was a Slovak football defender. He impressed as a fast sprinter and excellent athletic footballer. During his career he played 279 matches and scored 8 goals in the Czechoslovak First League. Internationally he played for Czechoslovakia, making 8 appearances without scoring between 1960 and 1970.^[1]

Career

On 1 May 1960, Bomba made his international debut for Czechoslovakia against Austria, playing at right back in the 4–0 home win in Prague.^[2] He was part of the Czechoslovakia squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup that finished as runners-up but he did not play in any match.

References

^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
^ "Československo-Rakousko 4:0". Rudé právo (in Czech). Prague. 2 May 1960. p. 4. Retrieved 13 August 2024.