Marcel Sakac

Villacher SV / Austria - 86/87

Date of Birth: Sep 23, 1947
Age: 79
Place of Birth: Levoca, SVK
Nation: Slovakia
Youth Team: HK SKP Poprad
Position: G
Height: 172 cm / 5'8"
Weight: 85 kg / 187 lbs
Catches: L
Status: Retired

Marcel Sakac Facts

Son: Marcel Sakac

Team Staff profile also available: Marcel Sakac

Marcel Sakac Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1966-1967	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-
1966-1967	Czechoslovakia U18	EJC-19	-	-	-	0	-
1967-1968	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-
1968-1969	ASD Dukla Jihlava	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	ASD Dukla Jihlava	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-
1970-1971	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-
1970-1971	Czechoslovakia	WC	3	-	.895	1	1-1-0
1970-1971	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	9	2.22	-	-	-
1971-1972	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	8	2.51	-	-	-
1971-1972	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	2	1.50	-	-	-
1972-1973	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-
1972-1973	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	1	0.00	1.000	-	-
1973-1974	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-
1974-1975	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-
1975-1976	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-
1976-1977	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-
1977-1978	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	36	3.42	.895	-	-
1978-1979	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	43	2.82	.904	-	-
1978-1979	Czechoslovakia	WC	4	4.32	.825	0	1-0-1
1978-1979	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	8	4.12	-	-	-
1979-1980	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	24	3.73	-	-	-
1979-1980	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	2	3.50	-	-	-
1980-1981	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czechoslovakia	42	4.25	.877	-	-
1981-1982	Wiener EV	Austria	-	-	-	-	-
1982-1983	Villacher SV	Austria	-	-	-	-	-
1983-1984	Villacher SV	Austria	-	-	-	-	-
1984-1985	Villacher SV	Austria	-	-	-	-	-
1985-1986	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-
1986-1987	Villacher SV	Austria	-	-	-	-	-

Marcel Sakac Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1967-1968	Czechoslovakia	Universiade	-	-	-	-	-
1978-1979	Czechoslovakia	Izvestia Trophy	2	-	-	0	1-0-0

Marcel Sakac Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Austria	5	-	-	-	-	-
Czechoslovakia	15	153*	3.42*	-	-	-
EJC-19	1	-	-	-	0	-
International	5	22	-	1.000*	-	-
Izvestia Trophy	1	2	-	-	0	1-0-0
Universiade	1	-	-	-	-	-
WC	2	7	4.32*	-	1	2-1-1

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Marcel Sakac Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
ASD Dukla Jihlava	2	-	-	-	-	-
Czechoslovakia	2	7	4.32*	-	1	2-1-1
Czechoslovakia (Cup)	1	2	-	-	0	1-0-0
Czechoslovakia (Universiade)	1	-	-	-	-	-
Czechoslovakia (all)	5	22	-	1.000*	-	-
Czechoslovakia U18	1	-	-	-	0	-
HC Slovan Bratislava	13	153*	3.42*	-	-	-
Villacher SV	4	-	-	-	-	-
Wiener EV	1	-	-	-	-	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Marcel Sakac Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1967-1968	Universiade Silver Medal
1968-1969	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion
1969-1970	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion
1970-1971	World Championship Silver Medal
1978-1979	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion World Championship Silver Medal

Marcel Sakac Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Villacher SV

The Levoča, Slovakia native Marcel Sakač played in the Czechoslovakian Extraliga for 15 seasons and a total of 447 matches. He won three national championship titles and represented the Team ČSSR in 22 matches, including two world championships. Sakač was famous for being one of the last goaltenders in the game, who played without a mask. In 1981 he left HC Slovan Bratislava for Austrian Wiener EV, from 1982 to 1985 he represented Villacher SV, where he became a true legend and was voted to the most outstanding foreign goalkeeper in the club’s history. Altogether he played 138 games in the Austrian league.
(by Hannes Biedermann)