Geleta, Ian

Jan Geleta ( Slovak: Ján Geleta ; September 13, 1943, Batevany ) - Czechoslovak footballer , midfielder.

Jan Geleta
general information
Born	September 13, 1943 ( 1943-09-13 ) (aged 76) Batevany , Slovak Republic
Citizenship	Czechoslovakia Slovakia
Position	midfielder
Club Information
Club	completed his career
Youth clubs 1958-1963 Spark (Partizansk) Club career [* 1] 1962-1976 Dukla 283 (27) 1977-1979 Motorlet (Prague) National Team [* 2] 1964-1970 Czechoslovakia 19 (2)
Awards and medals
Olympic Games Silver Tokyo 1964
↑ The number of games and goals for a professional club is considered only for various leagues of national championships. ↑ Number of games and goals for the national team in official matches.

Jan Geleta began his football career with the Iskra youth team from Partizansk, then played for the first team. In 1962, he transferred to the Prague Dukla , in which he played until 1976. With Dukla, Geleta won 3 championships in Czechoslovakia and won the Czechoslovak Cup 3 times. He played 283 matches, scoring 27 goals in them. In 1967 he was chosen as the Czechoslovak footballer of the year. From 1977 to 1979, he played for the Prague Motorlet, where he completed his football career. Later he worked as a youth coach at the Dukla club.

From 1964 to 1970, Geleta played for the Czechoslovak team , having played 19 matches and scoring 2 goals. He also participated in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he won a silver medal.