Peter Dubovský (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Dubovský | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Date of death | 23 June 2000 (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death | Ko Samui, Thailand | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991–1993 | Czechoslovakia | 14 | (6) |
| 1994–2000 | Slovakia | 33 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Peter Dubovský (7 May 1972 – 23 June 2000) was a Slovak footballer who played as a forward.
After starting his career with Slovan Bratislava he played seven years in Spain, amassing La Liga totals of 151 games and 19 goals for two teams.
Dubovský died in 2000 at only 28, while on vacation in Thailand.
Born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, Dubovský made his professional debut with local ŠK Slovan Bratislava, for whom he signed at the age of 13. Only four years later he made his first Czechoslovak 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), being an instrumental offensive figure as his hometown club won the national championship in 1992.
After being named the Slovak Footballer of the Year in 1993, Dubovský moved to Spain and signed for La Liga giants Real Madrid. He appeared in 26 games in his first season but was completely ostracized by new manager Jorge Valdano in his second and last, his options being further diminished at the club following the emergence of 17-year-old Raúl.
Dubovský remained in the country – and its top division – in the following five years, playing for Real Oviedo and scoring a career-best in Spain seven goals in 31 matches in the 1995–96 campaign, helping the Asturians to the 14th position.
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