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Adolf Scherer

Scherer in 1962
Personal information
Date of birth	(1938-05-05)5 May 1938
Place of birth	Priekopa, First Czechoslovak Republic (today part of Martin, Slovakia)
Date of death	22 July 2023(2023-07-22) (aged 85)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1962	CH Bratislava	115	(72)
1962–1965	Slovnaft Bratislava	43	(27)
1965–1967	Lokomotíva Košice	5	(3)
1967–1969	VSS Košice	42	(26)
1969–1972	Nîmes	97	(76)
1972	Strojárne Martin
1973–1975	Olympique Avignonais	65	(51)
Total		367	(255)
International career
1958–1964	Czechoslovakia	36	(22)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Czechoslovakia FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1962 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adolf Scherer (5 May 1938 – 22 July 2023) was a Slovak footballer who played as a striker. He was of Carpathian German descent. He played 36 games and scored 22 goals for the Czechoslovakia national team. Scherer represented Czechoslovakia at the 1960 European Nations' Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup, where he did not play any match.

In the 1962 FIFA World Cup, he again played for the Czechoslovak national team where he proved himself to be a valuable player. They made it to the final match against Brazil, and Scherer assisted Josef Masopust in Czechoslovakia's first and only goal of the game. Brazil ultimately won the match, subsequently scoring three more.

Throughout the tournament, Scherer scored a total of three goals, including a winning goal in the quarterfinal against Hungary and a late goal against Yugoslavia in the semifinal.

In 1973, Scherer emigrated from Czechoslovakia to France, where he played for French football club Olympique Avignonais until his retirement in 1975.

He lived in southern France, near Nîmes with his wife. He had two children, a daughter and a son. His son, Rudolf (also known as 'Tcheck'), is, like his father, well involved in football. He played for various clubs including Nîmes Olympique. Rudolf now trains Barbentane football club, a city near Avignon.

Scherer died on 22 July 2023, at the age of 85.

Scores and results list Czechoslovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silný goal.

List of international goals scored by Josef Silný

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	20 September 1958	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Switzerland	1-1	2-1	1955–60 Central European International Cup
2	18 October 1959	Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno, Czech Republic	Denmark	2-1	5-1	1960 European Nations' Cup qualification
3				5-1
4	1 November 1959	Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	Italy	2-1	2-1	1955–60 Central European International Cup
5	30 October 1960	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic	Netherlands	1-0	4-0	Friendly
6				2-0
7				4-0
8	29 April 1961	Městský stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic	Mexico	1-0	2-1	Friendly
9	26 September 1961	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	1-2	2-3	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	8 October 1961	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	1-0	3-1	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
11	29 October 1961	Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	Republic of Ireland	2-0	7-1	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
12				7-1
13	29 November 1961	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Scotland	—	4-2	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
14	22 April 1962	Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	Uruguay	3-1	3-1	Friendly
15	10 June 1962	Estadio Braden Copper Co, Rancagua, Chile	Hungary	1-0	1-0	1962 FIFA World Cup
16	13 June 1962	Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile	Yugoslavia	2-1	3-1	1962 FIFA World Cup
17				3-1
18	16 September 1962	Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria	Austria	4-0	6-0	Friendly
19	28 October 1962	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Poland	2-0	2-1	Friendly
20	29 May 1963	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	England	1-2	2-4	Friendly
21	2 June 1963	Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	Hungary	1-0	2-2	Friendly
22	29 April 1964	Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen, Germany	West Germany	4-2	4-3	Friendly

References

1. Adolf Scherer at FAČR (in Czech)
2. FIFA Profile
3. "NÎMES OLYMPIQUE L'ancien joueur Adolf Scherer est décédé". Objectif Gard (in French). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
4. "Czechoslovakia v Switzerland, 20 September 1958". 11v11. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
5. "Czechoslovakia v Denmark, 18 October 1959". 11v11. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
6. "Czechoslovakia v Italy, 01 November 1959". 11v11. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
7. "Czechoslovakia v Netherlands, 30 October 1960". 11v11. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
8. "Czechoslovakia v Mexico, 29 April 1961". 11v11. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
9. "Scotland v Czechoslovakia, 26 September 1961". 11v11. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
10. "Republic of Ireland v Czechoslovakia, 08 October 1961". 11v11. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
11. "Czechoslovakia v Republic of Ireland, 29 October 1961". 11v11. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
12. "Adolf Scherer - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
13. "Czechoslovakia v Uruguay, 22 April 1962". 11v11. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
14. "Czechoslovakia v Hungary, 10 June 1962". 11v11. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
15. "Czechoslovakia v Yugoslavia, 13 June 1962". 11v11. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
16. "Austria v Czechoslovakia, 16 September 1962". 11v11. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
17. "Czechoslovakia v Poland, 28 October 1962". 11v11. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
18. "Czechoslovakia v England, 29 May 1963". 11v11. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
19. "Czechoslovakia v Hungary, 02 June 1963". 11v11. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
20. "West Germany v Czechoslovakia, 29 April 1964". 11v11. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

External links

• Adolf Scherer at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)

Czechoslovakia squad

v t e Czechoslovakia squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup 1 Stacho 2 Mráz 3 Čadek 4 Novák (c) 5 Masopust 6 Pluskal 7 Gajdoš 8 Dvořák 9 Molnár 10 Borovička 11 Kraus 12 Zikán 13 Hovorka 14 Feureisl 15 Hertl 16 Popluhár 17 Buberník 18 Scherer 19 Dolejší 20 Moravčík 21 Šafránek 22 Schrojf Coach: Kolský v t e Czechoslovakia squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup runners-up 1 Schrojf 2 Lála 3 Popluhár 4 Novák (c) 5 Pluskal 6 Masopust 7 Štibrányi 8 Scherer 9 Molnár 10 Adamec 11 Jelínek 12 Tichý 13 Schmucker 14 Mašek 15 Kos 16 Buberník 17 Pospíchal 18 Kadraba 19 Kvašňák 20 Borovička 21 Bomba 22 Kouba Coach: Vytlačil

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