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Josef Bican
Austrian-Czech footballer (1913–2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Josef "Pepi" Bican (25 September 1913 – 12 December 2001) was an Austrian-Czech professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the second-most prolific goalscorer in official matches in recorded history according to Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Soccer Statistics Foundation
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![]() Josef Bican in 1940 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Josef Bican | ||
Date of birth | (1913-09-25)25 September 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria-Hungary | ||
Date of death | 12 December 2001(2001-12-12) (aged 88) | ||
Place of death | Prague, Czech Republic | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1925–1928 | Hertha Vienna [de] | ||
1928–1930 | Schustek | ||
1930–1931 | Farbenlutz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1931 | Farbenlutz | 2 | (2) |
1931 | Rapid Amateur | 0 | (0) |
1931–1935 | Rapid Vienna | 62 | (78) |
1935–1937 | Admira Vienna | 26 | (18) |
1937–1948 | Slavia Prague | 221 | (427) |
1948–1951 | FC Vítkovice | 58 | (74) |
1951–1952 | FC Hradec Králové | 26 | (53) |
1952–1955 | Dynamo Prague | 32 | (22) |
1957 | Slovan Liberec | 1 | (0) |
1957 | Spartak Brno ZJŠ | 4 | (2) |
Total | 432 | (676) | |
National team | |||
1933–1936 | Austria | 19 | (14) |
1938–1949 | Czechoslovakia | 14 | (12) |
1939 | Bohemia and Moravia | 1 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
1954–1956 | Slavia Prague | ||
1956–1959 | Slovan Liberec | ||
1957–1958 | Spartak Brno ZJŠ | ||
1959–1960 | TJ Spartak ZJS Brno | ||
1963–1964 | TJ Baník Příbram | ||
1964 | FC Hradec Králové | ||
1967–1969 | SONP Kladno | ||
1969–1972 | KSK Tongeren | ||
1977 | Benešov | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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According to RSSSF, Bican scored over 1813 total goals in over 1089 total matches. In total Bican scored 1137 goals in more than 514 games for Slavia Praha including friendlies, with a ratio of 1.79 goals per game across his almost 15-year career at the club in total.