Petr Slaný: key obituary facts
Is Petr Slaný dead? Yes. Petr Slaný died on October 22, 2026, at age 74.
Cause of death: Petr Slaný's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Petr Slaný known for?
Petr Slaný was a Czech footballer.
Petr Slaný, a Czech footballer who represented Czechoslovakia, died on October 22, 2026, aged 74.
Born in Olomouc on September 1, 1952, he played for Baník Ostrava, Dukla Prague and Sparta Prague during a career in the Czechoslovak league. His time at Baník came in two spells, from 1970 to 1972 and from 1974 to 1977; between them, he played for Dukla from 1972 to 1974, before joining Sparta in 1978 and remaining there through 1982.
Across the Czechoslovak league, Slaný made 277 appearances and scored 66 goals. He also represented Czechoslovakia at several levels: he played once for the senior national team, in a 1976 friendly against Germany, made four appearances for the Olympic selection and played 20 times for the under-21 side, scoring three goals. His league career included a national championship with Baník, which won the Czechoslovak title in the 1975–76 season. His playing record thus encompassed domestic competition and appearances for senior, Olympic and under-21 national selections, with his senior international appearance coming in the same year as the Olympic selection and under-21 records stated above.