Antonín Puč
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Antonín Puč (May 16, 1907 — April 18, 1988) was a former Czech football player, the all-time leading scorer for the Czechoslovakian national team.
Puč's international career lasted from 1926 to 1938; in that time, he played 60 matches for Czechoslovakia, scoring 34 goals. He played for Czechoslovakia in the 1934 World Cup scoring two goals, including one in the final, a 2-1 loss against Italy, and also played in the 1938 edition. Puč spent most of his club career with Slavia Prague.
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. He died in 1988 aged 80.
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Czechoslovakia squad - 1934 FIFA World Cup Runners-up | |
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MF Bouček | DF Burgr | MF Čambal | DF Čtyřoký | DF Daučík | FW Junek | FW Kalocsay | MF Kopecký | MF Košťálek | MF Krčil | FW Nejedlý | GK Patzel | GK Plánička | FW Puč | FW Silný | MF Šimperský | FW Sobotka | MF Srbek | MF Šterc | FW Svoboda | MF Vodička | DF Ženíšek | Coach Petrů |
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Czechoslovakia squad - 1938 FIFA World Cup | |
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MF Bouček | FW Bradáč | DF Burgr | GK Burkert | DF Černý | DF Daučík | FW Horák | MF Kolský | MF Kopecký | MF Košťálek | FW Kreuz | FW Ludl | FW Nejedlý | MF Nožíř | DF Orth | GK Plánička | FW Puč | FW Říha | FW Rulc | FW Senecký | FW Šimůnek | FW Zeman | Coach Meissner |
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