Antonín Puč

Antonín Puč (16 May 1907 – 18 April 1988) was a Czech footballer who played as a forward; he is the all-time leading scorer for the Czechoslovak national team.

Antonín Puč

Personal information
Date of birth	(1907-05-16)16 May 1907
Place of birth	Jinonice, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	18 April 1988(1988-04-18) (aged 80)
Place of death	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Position(s)	Winger, Striker
Youth career
1913–1920	Čechie Smíchov
1920–1925	SK Smíchov
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1925	SK Smíchov
1925–1938	Slavia Prague	146	(112)
1938–1940	Viktoria Žižkov	20	(11)
1940–1941	SK Smíchov
Total		166	(123)
International career
1926–1938[1]	Czechoslovakia	60	(34)
1939[1]	Bohemia and Moravia	1	(1)
Managerial career
1943–1944	SK Nusle
1945–1946	Čechie Karlín
Medal record Representing  Czechoslovakia Men's Football FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1934 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Puč's international career lasted from 1926 to 1939; in that time, he played 61 matches for Czechoslovakia, scoring 35 goals. He played for Czechoslovakia in the 1934 FIFA World Cup scoring two goals, including one in the final, a 2–1 loss against Italy, and also played in the 1938 edition.^[2] Puč spent most of his club career with Slavia Prague.^[3]

After the split of the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia and the corresponding national teams, Jan Koller surpassed Puč's record in 2005. Puč died in 1988 aged 80.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Czechoslovakia	1931	5	0
	1932	5	0
	1933	8	1
	1934	7	10
	1935	6	8
	1936	5	3
	1937	6	10
	1938	5	6
	1939	7	1
	1940	7	3
	1941	0	0
	1942	0	0
	1943	1	0
Total		62	42

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

List of international goals scored by Antonín Puč^[1][4]

No.	Cap	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1	28 June 1926	Stadion Concordije, Zagreb, Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	5–2	6–2	Friendly
2	3	28 October 1926	Stadion Slavii, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Italy	1–0	3–1	Friendly
3	5	20 February 1927	San Siro, Milan, Italy		1–0	3–1	Friendly
4	6	20 March 1927	Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria	Austria	1–0	2–1	Friendly
5	7	24 April 1927	Stadion Slavii, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Hungary	1–0	3–1	Friendly
6	8	26 May 1927	Stadion Slavii, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Belgium	1–0	4–0	Friendly
7					4–0
8	9	31 July 1927	Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija, Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	1–1	1–1	Friendly
9	15	13 May 1928	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France	France	1–0	2–0	Friendly
10					2–0
11	16	23 September 1928	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Hungary	4–1	6–1	Friendly
12	17	27 October 1928	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Poland	1–0	3–2	1928 Slavic tournament
13					3–0
14	18	28 October 1928	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Yugoslavia	2–1	7–1	1928 Slavic tournament
15					7–1
16	19	5 May 1929	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland	Switzerland	4–1	4–1	1927–30 Central European Cup
17	22	6 October 1929		Switzerland	1–0	5–0	1927–30 Central European Cup
18					5–0
19	29	2 August 1931	Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija, Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	2–1	2–1	Friendly
20	31	18 September 1932	Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	1–0	1–2	1931–32 Central European Cup
21	32	9 October 1932	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Yugoslavia	1–0	2–1	Friendly
22	35	9 April 1933	Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria	Austria	1–0	2–1	Friendly
23					2–0
24	36	10 June 1933	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia	France	1–0	4–0	Friendly
25	38	17 September 1933	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Austria	1–0	3–3	Friendly
26					3–3
27	41	29 April 1934	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Hungary	2–1	2–2	1933–35 Central European Cup
28	42	16 May 1934	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia	England	2–1	2–1	Friendly
29	43	27 May 1934	Stadio Littorio, Trieste, Kingdom of Italy	Romania	1–1	2–1	1934 World Cup Round of 16
30	46	10 June 1934	Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome, Kingdom of Italy	Italy	1–0	1–2	1934 FIFA World Cup Final
31	52	9 February 1936	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	France	1–0	3–0	Friendly
32	55	21 February 1937	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Switzerland	5–2	5–3	1936–38 Central European Cup
33	57	15 May 1937	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Scotland	1–1	1–3	Friendly
34	58	1 December 1937	White Hart Lane, London, England	England	1–1	4–5	Friendly

References

1. "Antonin Puc – Goals in International Matches". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.
2. Antonín Puč at FAČR (in Czech)
3. Profile at SK Slavia Praha website Archived 19 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Antonín Puč, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 July 2023.

External links

• Antonín Puč at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)