Adolf Scherer

Adolf Scherer
	Scherer in 1962
Personal information
Date of birth	5 May 1938
Place of birth	Priekopa, First Czechoslovak Republic; (today part of Martin, Slovakia)
Date of death	22 July 2023 (aged 85)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1962	CH Bratislava
1962–1965	Slovnaft Bratislava
1965–1967	Lokomotíva Košice
1967–1969	VSS Košice
1969–1972	Nîmes
1972	Strojárne Martin
1973–1975	Olympique Avignonais
Total
International career
1958–1964	Czechoslovakia
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Czechoslovakia
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adolf Scherer (5 May 1938 – 22 July 2023) was a Slovak footballer who played as a striker. He was of Carpathian German descent. He played 36 games and scored 22 goals for the Czechoslovakia national team.^[1] Scherer represented Czechoslovakia at the 1960 European Nations' Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup, where he did not play any match.

In the 1962 FIFA World Cup, he again played for the Czechoslovak national team where he proved himself to be a valuable player. They made it to the final match against Brazil, and Scherer assisted Josef Masopust in Czechoslovakia's first and only goal of the game. Brazil ultimately won the match, subsequently scoring three more.

Throughout the tournament, Scherer scored a total of three goals, including a winning goal in the quarterfinal against Hungary and a late goal against Yugoslavia in the semifinal.^[2]

In 1973, Scherer emigrated from Czechoslovakia to France, where he played for French football club Olympique Avignonais until his retirement in 1975.

He lived in southern France, near Nîmes with his wife. He had two children, a daughter and a son. His son, Rudolf (also known as 'Tcheck'), is, like his father, well involved in football. He played for various clubs including Nîmes Olympique. Rudolf now trains Barbentane football club, a city near Avignon.

Scherer died on 22 July 2023, at the age of 85.^[3]

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

List of international goals scored by Josef Silný
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	20 September 1958	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Switzerland	1-1	2-1	1955–60 Central European International Cup	^[4]
2	18 October 1959	Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno, Czech Republic	Denmark	2-1	5-1	1960 European Nations' Cup qualification	^[5]
3	18 October 1959	Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno, Czech Republic	Denmark	5-1	5-1	1960 European Nations' Cup qualification	^[5]
4	1 November 1959	Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	Italy	2-1	2-1	1955–60 Central European International Cup	^[6]
5	30 October 1960	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic	Netherlands	1-0	4-0	Friendly	^[7]
6				2-0
7				4-0
8	29 April 1961	Městský stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic	Mexico	1-0	2-1	Friendly	^[8]
9	26 September 1961	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	1-2	2-3	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[9]
10	8 October 1961	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	1-0	3-1	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[10]
11	29 October 1961	Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	Republic of Ireland	2-0	7-1	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[11]
12	29 October 1961	Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	Republic of Ireland	7-1	7-1	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[11]
13	29 November 1961	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Scotland	—	4-2	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[12]
14	22 April 1962	Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	Uruguay	3-1	3-1	Friendly	^[13]
15	10 June 1962	Estadio Braden Copper Co, Rancagua, Chile	Hungary	1-0	1-0	1962 FIFA World Cup	^[14]
16	13 June 1962	Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile	Yugoslavia	2-1	3-1	1962 FIFA World Cup	^[15]
17	13 June 1962	Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile	Yugoslavia	3-1	3-1	1962 FIFA World Cup	^[15]
18	16 September 1962	Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria	Austria	4-0	6-0	Friendly	^[16]
19	28 October 1962	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Poland	2-0	2-1	Friendly	^[17]
20	29 May 1963	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	England	1-2	2-4	Friendly	^[18]
21	2 June 1963	Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	Hungary	1-0	2-2	Friendly	^[19]
22	29 April 1964	Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen, Germany	West Germany	4-2	4-3	Friendly	^[20]