Petr Slaný (died 23 October 2026 aged 74) was a Czech footballer who played for Baník Ostrava, with whom he won the club's first league title in 1976. [1] He also spent part of his career at Dukla in Prague and at Sparta Prague. [1]

A native of Olomouc, he first played for Baník in June 1971, at the age of eighteen. [1] The following season he became a regular in the team and played in every match. [1] He spent two years at FK Dukla Prague because of military service, then returned to Ostrava, and in the 1975/1976 season he was among the most used players of the club, which then won its first league title. [1]

In October 1976 he was in Baník's starting line-up in the second round of the European Champions' Cup against Bayern Munich, playing in attack alongside Verner Lička and Zdeněk Lorenc. [1] In November of the same year he played the first half of his only international match, a 0:2 defeat by Germany in Hanover. [1]

He played 114 league matches for Baník and scored fifteen goals. [1] He stayed there until 1977, when he moved to AC Sparta Prague, and in 1982 he left for Dukla. [1][2] In the top domestic league he played 277 matches in total and scored 66 goals. [2] In April 2026 he took part in a meeting of Baník legends in Ostrava. [2]

According to its website, Baník Ostrava expressed its condolences to the bereaved; according to the club, the last farewell will take place in a close family circle. [1]

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Sources

  1. Ostravská Drbna — 23 October 2026
  2. Deník: Moravskoslezský kraj — 23 October 2026