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
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-up1934 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 teamYearAppsGoals
Czechoslovakia 193150
193250
193381
1934710
193568
193653
1937610
193856
193971
194073
194100
194200
194310
Total6242
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
1 128 June 1926Stadion Concordije, Zagreb, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia5–26–2Friendly
2 328 October 1926Stadion Slavii, Prague, Czechoslovakia Italy1–03–1Friendly
3 520 February 1927San Siro, Milan, Italy1–03–1Friendly
4 620 March 1927Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria Austria1–02–1Friendly
5 724 April 1927Stadion Slavii, Prague, Czechoslovakia Hungary1–03–1Friendly
6 826 May 1927Stadion Slavii, Prague, Czechoslovakia Belgium1–04–0Friendly
7 4–0
8 931 July 1927Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija, Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia1–11–1Friendly
9 1513 May 1928Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France France1–02–0Friendly
10 2–0
11 1623 September 1928Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia Hungary4–16–1Friendly
12 1727 October 1928Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia Poland1–03–21928 Slavic tournament
13 3–0
14 1828 October 1928Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia2–17–11928 Slavic tournament
15 7–1
16 195 May 1929Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland  Switzerland4–14–11927–30 Central European Cup
17 226 October 1929  Switzerland1–05–01927–30 Central European Cup
18 5–0
19 292 August 1931Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija, Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia2–12–1Friendly
20 3118 September 1932Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary Hungary1–01–21931–32 Central European Cup
21 329 October 1932Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia1–02–1Friendly
22 359 April 1933Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria Austria1–02–1Friendly
23 2–0
24 3610 June 1933Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia France1–04–0Friendly
25 3817 September 1933Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia Austria1–03–3Friendly
26 3–3
27 4129 April 1934Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia Hungary2–12–21933–35 Central European Cup
28 4216 May 1934Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia England2–12–1Friendly
29 4327 May 1934Stadio Littorio, Trieste, Kingdom of Italy Romania1–12–11934 World Cup Round of 16
30 4610 June 1934Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome, Kingdom of Italy Italy1–01–21934 FIFA World Cup Final
31 529 February 1936Parc des Princes, Paris, France France1–03–0Friendly
32 5521 February 1937Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia  Switzerland5–25–31936–38 Central European Cup
33 5715 May 1937Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia Scotland1–11–3Friendly
34 581 December 1937White Hart Lane, London, England England1–14–5Friendly

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.


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