Adolf Scherer (born 5 May 1938) is a Slovak

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who played as a striker. He is 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 The 1960 European Nations' Cup was the first edition of the UEFA European Championship, held every four years and organised by UEFA. The first tournament was held in France. It was won by the Soviet Union, who beat Yugoslavia 2–1 in Paris afte ...

and 1958 FIFA World Cup, where he did not play any match. In the

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, 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.FIFA Profile
/ref> In 1973, Scherer emigrated from Czechoslovakia to France, where he played for French football club Olympique Avignonais until his retirement in 1975. He now lives in the 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

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. Rudolf now trains Barbentane football club, a city near Avignon.

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1938 births Living people Slovak people of German descent Slovak footballers Czechoslovak footballers Association football forwards Czechoslovakia international footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players 1962 FIFA World Cup players FK Inter Bratislava players Nîmes Olympique players AC Avignonnais players Ligue 1 players Czechoslovak expatriate footballers Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France Czechoslovak emigrants to France Czechoslovak defectors Sportspeople from Martin, Slovakia {{Slovakia-footy-forward-stub