Indigenous Brief
Zdeněk Rygel
2026-11-14 22:03:19 · Cedar Herald Index
Zdeněk Rygel (born 1 March 1951, in Ostrava) is a former football player from Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Rygel obtained a total number of four caps for his native country, between 1974-04-27 and 1975-06-07.
He played for Baník Ostrava and contributed to the best period in the history of the club. During his years as a player of the club, Baník won the Czechoslovak First League in 1976, 1980 and 1981. Baník also won the Czechoslovak Cup in 1978.

He is the father of footballer Daniel Rygel.

References
Zdeněk Rygel slaví životní jubileum at official website of Baník Ostrava
1951 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Ostrava
Czech men's footballers
Czechoslovak men's footballers
FC Baník Ostrava players
FC Zbrojovka Brno players
Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia
Olympic footballers for Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia men's international footballers
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Men's association football defenders
EPA Larnaca FC players
