Rudolf Klapka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rudolf Klapka

Czech soccer player

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1889

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 11-Sep-1951

Profession: association football player

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Rudolf Klapka (24 February 1895 – 11 September 1951) was a footballer, who represented Czechoslovakia at the 1920 Summer Olympics.Klapka played in the goalkeeper position for FK Viktoria Žižkov when he was selected for the first Czechoslovakian team who would represent the country at the Summer Olympics in Antwerp, the country's first ever match was against Yugoslavia which they won 7-0, the next day they played Norway and Klapka again didn't concede as they won 4-0, Klapka conceded his first goal in the semi-final match against France which they won 4-1. In the final against the hosts Belgium, Klapka conceded two goals in the first 30 minutes and then after 40 minutes Klapka and his team walked off in protest due to poor refereeing after a defender was sent-off, so the team were disqualified and didn't receive a medal.