Ján Čapkovič

Ján Čapkovič (born 11 January 1948) is a former Slovak football player. The scorer of 100 goals in the Czechoslovak First League, he also scored the winning goal for Slovan Bratislava in the 1969 European Cup Winners' Cup final. Internationally he played for Czechoslovakia, scoring 6 times in 20 appearances and taking part in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Club career A left winger, Čapkovič joined ČH Bratislava in 1956, subsequently playing in youth leagues. He joined Slovan Bratislava in April 1967. He won the Czechoslovak Cup in the 1967–68 season. In the 1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup he scored in both legs of the semi-final against Dunfermline Athletic which Slovan won 2–1 on aggregate, helping his side to the 1969 European Cup Winners' Cup final. In the final he scored Slovan's third goal as they beat Barcelona by a score of 3–2. Čapkovič celebrated his first league championship with his club in 1969–70. In 1973–74 Slovan did the double of winning the 1973–74 Czechoslovak First League and the Czechoslovak Cup. He won his third league title in 1974–75. Čapkovič finished his First League career in 1977 with 100 goals in 287 Czechoslovak First League appearances.

International career Čapkovič made his debut for Czechoslovakia on 25 September 1968 in a match against Denmark. He played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. He scored four goals in UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying, although Czechoslovakia finished second behind Romania and did not qualify for the final tournament. In total, he played 20 matches and scored 6 goals for Czechoslovakia. He also played for the Czechoslovakia Olympic team on four occasions, scoring twice.

Career statistics + List of international goals scored by Ján ČapkovičNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 21 April 1971 Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales 1–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 1972 qualification 6 4–0

Honours Slovan Bratislava Czechoslovak First League: 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75 Czechoslovak Cup: 1967–68, 1973–74 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1968–69

Individual Czechoslovak First League Top Scorer: 1971–72