Vladimír Kinier

Vladimír Kinier (born 6 April 1958) is a Slovak retired football defender who played for Czechoslovakia in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, in which he played one complete match. Between 1979 and 1990, he played 230 matches in the Czechoslovak First League, scoring nine goals. In the 1988–89 season, Kinier was a footballer for Slovan Bratislava team that won the Slovak Cup and played the final of the Czechoslovak Cup.

Kinier was born in Žilina on 6 April 1958. He started playing football in Krásno nad Kysucou and eventually worked his way into the highest leg of the Czechoslovak football team. Kinier made ten for Czechoslovakia and was part of its squad at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. After the match against Italy, he swapped shirts with eventual Golden Boot winner Salvatore Schillaci. He played for Czechoslovakia Olympic football team between 1984 and 1988, making eight appearances without scoring.