Ondruš played 58 matches for
Czechoslovakia and scored 9 goals. As a captain, he led the national team in the
1976 UEFA European Championship. His superb performance against
Cruyff's Netherlands in semi-finals where he scored twice (one own goal) opened his team the door to the final match where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal in the famous
Belgrade Night game against the then world champion West Germany. At the
1980 UEFA European Championship, he contributed to the national team's bronze medal. == Later career ==