Former footballer Petr Slaný, a member of the FC Baník Ostrava team that won the club's first league title in the 1975/1976 season, has died aged 74. The media reported his death on 23 October 2026.[1][2]
Career
Slaný was born in Olomouc. He first played for Baník at the age of eighteen in June 1971 and played every match in the following season. Because of military service he spent two years at FK Dukla Prague, after which he returned to Ostrava. In the 1975/1976 league season he was one of the most used players of the team. He played 114 league matches for Baník and scored 15 goals; in 1977 he moved to AC Sparta Prague. In 1982 he left for FK Dukla Prague. In the top division he played 277 matches in total and scored 66 goals.[1][2]
In October 1976 he was in Baník's starting line-up in the second-round European Cup match against Bayern Munich, which the Ostrava team won 2:1. Slaný provided an assist for a goal by Verner Lička.[1][2] In November 1976 he played the first half of his only international match, a 0:2 defeat against Germany in Hanover.[1][2]
Farewell
In April 2026 Slaný attended a gathering of club legends in Ostrava. According to the club, the last farewell will take place in a close family circle.[1][2]
Chronology
- — Petr Slaný, a former footballer and member of the FC Baník Ostrava team that won the club's first league title in 1976, has died at the age of 74. Ostravská Drbna Deník: Moravskoslezský kraj
Sources
- Ostravská Drbna — 23 October 2026
- Deník: Moravskoslezský kraj — 23 October 2026