Josef Silný (23 January 1902 in

Kroměříž Kroměříž (; german: Kremsier) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It is known for the Kroměříž Castle with castle gardens, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town centre with the ...

– 18 May 1981) was a

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who played as a forward. Silný played for Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž,

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(1923–1926),

AC Sparta Prague ) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští'' , ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena , capacity = 19,416 , clubname = Sparta Prague , image = Sparta Praha logo.png , image_size = 160px , fu ...

(1926–1933), SC Nîmois (1933–1934) and Bohemians Praha (1934–1935). He played for Czechoslovakia national team (50 matches and 28 goals), and was a participant at the

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, where he played in a match against

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Photograph of Josef Silný in the national team
1902 births 1981 deaths Czech men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France 1934 FIFA World Cup players Bohemians 1905 players AC Sparta Prague players SK Slavia Prague players Ligue 1 players Czech football managers Czechoslovak football managers People from Kroměříž Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in France Men's association football forwards SK Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž players Nîmes Olympique players People from the Margraviate of Moravia Footballers from the Zlín Region {{CzechRepublic-footy-forward-stub