| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1972-05-07)7 May 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Bratislava,Czechoslovakia | ||
| Date of death | 23 June 2000(2000-06-23) (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death | Ko Samui, Thailand | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1985 | FKM Vinohrady | ||
| 1985–1989 | Slovan Bratislava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Slovan Bratislava | 94 | (59) |
| 1993–1995 | Real Madrid | 31 | (2) |
| 1995–2000 | Oviedo | 120 | (17) |
| Total | 245 | (78) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Czechoslovakia | 14 | (6) |
| 1994–2000 | Slovakia | 33 | (12) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Dubovský (7 May 1972 – 23 June 2000) was a Slovak professionalfootballer who played as aforward.
After starting his career withSlovan Bratislava he played seven years in Spain, amassingLa Liga totals of 151 games and 19 goals for two teams.
Dubovský died in 2000 at 28, while on vacation in Thailand.
Born inBratislava,Czechoslovakia, Dubovský made his professional debut with localŠK Slovan Bratislava, for whom he signed at the age of 13. Only four years later he made his firstCzechoslovak First League appearance, and went on to score 51 goals in only 59 appearances in his last two seasons combined (leading the scoring charts on both occasions),[1] being an instrumental offensive figure as his hometown clubwon the national championship in 1992.
After being named theSlovak Footballer of the Year in 1993, Dubovský moved to Spain and signed forLa Liga giantsReal Madrid. He appeared in 26 games inhis first season but was completely ostracized by new managerJorge Valdano inhis second and last, his options being further diminished at the club following the emergence of 17-year-oldRaúl.[2][3]
Dubovský remained in the country – and its top division – in the following five years, playing forReal Oviedo and scoring a career-best in Spain seven goals in 31 matches in the1995–96 campaign,[4][5] helping theAsturians to the 14th position.
Dubovský made his debut forCzechoslovakia on 13 November 1991 at the age of 19, starting in a 2–1 away loss againstSpain for theUEFA Euro 1992qualifiers. He went on to appear in a further 13 internationals in the following two years, scoring six goals.
After theindependence of Slovakia, Dubovský representedits national team, eventually becoming the country's record goalscorer at 12 (until it was broken bySzilárd Németh). He remained among the national team's Top 10 goalscorers until March 2024, when he was eliminated by 13th goal ofOndrej Duda, moving Dubovský to a shared 11th place.[6]
On 23 June 2000, Dubovský was on vacation in Thailand with hisfiancée, in the southern island resort ofKo Samui. While taking pictures of a waterfall, he tumbled and fell to his death, succumbing to "heavy loss of blood and severe brain injuries".[7] He was 28 years old.
| Country | Season | Competitive | Friendlies | Total | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Czechoslovakia | 1991–92 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | [6] | |
| 1992–93 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | [6] | ||
| 1993–94 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | [6] | ||
| Total | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 6 | [6] | ||
| Slovakia | 1993–94 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | [6] | ||
| 1994–95 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | [6] | ||
| 1995–96 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | [6] | ||
| 1996–97 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | [6] | ||
| 1997–98 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [6] | ||
| 1998–99 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | [6] | ||
| 1999–2000 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [6] | |||
| Total | 18 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 33 | 12 | [6] | ||
| Career total | 27 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 47 | 18 | [6] | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | ||||||
| 1 | 23 September 1992 | Všešportový areál,Košice,Czechoslovakia |  Faroe Islands | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 2 June 1993 | Všešportový areál, Košice, Slovakia |  Romania | 3–2 | 5–2 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 4–2 | |||||
| 4 | 5–2 | |||||
| 5 | 8 September 1993 | Cardiff Arms Park,Cardiff, Wales |  Wales | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 27 October 1993 | Všešportový areál, Košice, Slovakia |  Cyprus | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
| Slovakia | ||||||
| 1 | 20 April 1994 | Tehelné pole,Bratislava, Slovakia |  Croatia | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 13 November 1994 | Stadionul Steaua,Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 1–2 | 2–3 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 4 | 8 March 1995 | Všešportový areál, Košice, Slovakia |  Russia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 2–0 | |||||
| 6 | 29 March 1995 | Všešportový areál, Košice, Slovakia |  Azerbaijan | 3–0 | 4–1 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 7 | 11 October 1995 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Poland | 1–1 | 4–1 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 8 | 31 August 1996 | Svangaskarð,Toftir, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1998 World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 22 September 1996 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Malta | 5–0 | 6–0 | 1998 World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 23 October 1996 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1998 World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 5 September 1998 | Lokomotíva Stadium, Košice, Slovakia | Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 3–0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 12 | 10 October 1998 | Rheinpark Stadion,Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 4–0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
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