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Soccer club Zbrojovka Brno says former Czechoslovakia striker Roman Kukleta has died. He was 46.
His former club said Kukleta unexpectedly died Wednesday in Brno, about 125 miles southeast of Prague. The cause of the death was not immediately announced.
Kukleta played for Brno in the Czech second division, scoring 66 goals in three seasons in the 1980s. He moved to Sparta Prague in 1988 and scored a total of 58 goals in the top flight.
In the 1990-91 season, he was the league's top scorer with 17 goals. He played for Spanish team Real Betis between 1992-93, scoring six goals in 28 matches.
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Kukleta played four matches for Czechoslovakia, all in 1991.
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