Josef Silný (23 January 1902 in
Kroměříž
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– 18 May 1981) was a
Czech
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footballer
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who played as a
forward.
Silný played for
Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž,
SK Slavia Praha
Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in t ...
(1923–1926),
AC Sparta Prague
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It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in cen ...
(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
1934 FIFA World Cup
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, where he played in a match against
Romania
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.
:''Scores and results list Czechoslovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silný goal.''
References
External links
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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
Sportspeople 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
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