Josef Silný
Czech footballer (1902–1981)
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Josef Silný (23 January 1902 – 18 May 1981) was a Czech footballer who played as a forward.
Date of birth
23 January 1902
Place of birth
Kroměříž, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Date of death
15 May 1981 (aged 79)
Place of death
Czechoslovakia
 Silný in 1932 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 January 1902 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kroměříž, Moravia, Austria-Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 May 1981 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž | |||||||||||||||||
| 1923–1926 | SK Slavia Praha | ||||||||||||||||
| 1926–1933 | AC Sparta Prague | ||||||||||||||||
| 1933–1934 | SC Nîmois | ||||||||||||||||
| 1934–1935 | Bohemians Praha | ||||||||||||||||
| 1935–1940 | Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1925–1934 [1] | Czechoslovakia | 50 | (28) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1935–1940 | Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Silný played for Hanácká Slavia Kroměříž, SK Slavia Praha (1923–1926), AC Sparta Prague (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, where he played in a match against Romania.
National team
He earned 50 caps for the Czechoslovak national football team, scoring 28 goals. He was part of the team that finished as runners-up in the 1934 World Cup.
- Scores and results list Czechoslovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silný goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 October 1925 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Yugoslavia |
5-0 | 7-0 | Friendly | [2] |
| 2 | 6 June 1926 | Üllői úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary |
— | 1-2 | Friendly | [3] |
| 3 | 28 June 1926 | Stadion Concordije, Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia |
2-1 | 6-2 | Friendly | [4] |
| 4 | 3-2 | ||||||
| 5 | 4-2 | ||||||
| 6 | 6-2 | ||||||
| 7 | 20 February 1927 | San Siro, Milan, Italy |  Italy |
2-1 | 2-2 | Friendly | [5] |
| 8 | 24 April 1927 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | Hungary |
4-1 | 4-1 | Friendly | [6] |
| 9 | 26 May 1927 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Belgium |
3-0 | 4-0 | Friendly | [7] |
| 10 | 9 October 1927 | Üllői úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary |
2-0 | 2-1 | Friendly | [8] |
| 11 | 1 April 1928 | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria |  Austria |
1-0 | 1-0 | 1927–30 Central European International Cup | [9] |
| 12 | 28 October 1928 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | Yugoslavia |
3-1 | 7-1 | Friendly | [10] |
| 13 | 6-1 | ||||||
| 14 | 3 March 1929 | Stadio Littoriale, Bologna, Italy | Italy |
1-0 | 2-4 | 1927–30 Central European International Cup | [11] |
| 15 | 17 March 1929 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | Austria |
1-2 | 3-3 | Friendly | [12] |
| 16 | 5 May 1929 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland |  Switzerland |
2-0 | 4-1 | 1927–30 Central European International Cup | [13] |
| 17 | 4-1 | ||||||
| 18 | 28 June 1929 | Stadion Concordije, Zagreb, Croatia | Yugoslavia |
3-3 | 3-3 | Friendly | [14] |
| 19 | 28 October 1929 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | Yugoslavia |
2-0 | 4-3 | Friendly | [15] |
| 20 | 4-1 | ||||||
| 21 | 11 May 1930 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France |  France |
2-0 | 3-2 | Friendly | [16] |
| 22 | 12 April 1931 | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria | Austria |
1-1 | 1-2 | 1931–32 Central European International Cup | [17] |
| 23 | 13 June 1931 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | Switzerland |
2-3 | 7-3 | 1931–32 Central European International Cup | [18] |
| 24 | 4-3 | ||||||
| 25 | 20 March 1932 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | Hungary |
1-0 | 1-3 | Friendly | [19] |
| 26 | 29 May 1932 | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands |  Netherlands |
1-1 | 2-1 | Friendly | [20] |
| 27 | 17 September 1933 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | Austria |
2-2 | 3-3 | Friendly | [21] |
| 28 | 15 October 1933 | Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland |  Poland |
1-0 | 2-1 | 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification | [22] |
