Vlastimil Kopecký

Vlastimil Kopecký ( born October 14, 1912 in Vilémov, Austria - Hungary, † 31 July 1967 Hlinsko, Czechoslovakia) was a Czech football player. He was awarded the Czechoslovak national runner-up 1934.

Career

Vlastimil Kopecký began playing football at the Prague club Rapid Vinohrady. Initially, Sparta Prague interested in the striker, but his father, a follower of Slavia Prague could prevent the transfer. Finally, Kopecký moved to Slavia in 1932, where he spent his entire career.

Kopecký was a great talent and was appointed only a short time after his league debut in the Czechoslovak national team. However, Kopecký suffered in his first international match a 1:5 defeat against Switzerland. In the Football World Cup 1934, Czechoslovakia was beaten until the endgame Italy with 1:2 after extra time to Kopecký belonged only to the replacement players. In France in 1938 he was among the top performers, but the team was eliminated in the replay against Brazil, Kopecký succeeded in the 1-2 defeat ahead 1-0.

In Slavia Kopecký was used in the 2-3-5 system between the center forward and the left winger. At first, his main task was in the financial statements, as in 1937 Josef Bican came to Slavia, he served the legendary striker frequently as a template generator. Nevertheless, Vlastimil Kopecký shot in 325 first division matches 252 goals for Slavia Prague, longer reach only his longtime teammate Bican. The club ligových kanonýrů he therefore occupies second place. With Slavia Kopecký was nine -time champion, in 1938, he won the Mitropa Cup.

In 26 international games for Czechoslovakia, more prevented the war years, Kopecký scored eight goals, he was twice team captain.

In 1959, he worked as a coach at Slavia Prague.

Vlastimil Kopecký died on July 31, 1967 during a football game of the Old Men of Slavia Prague in Hlinsko heart attack.

Stations

  • Rapid Vinohrady (1927-1932)
  • Slavia Prague (1932-1951)

Achievements

  • Czechoslovakian champion: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937 and 1947
  • Master Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia: 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1943
  • Czech Cup Winners: 1941, 1942, 1945 ( also 1932, 1935 and 1941 Středočeský pohár )
  • Mitropa Cup: 1938

Swell

  • Karel Vanek a kol. (Ed.): Malá encyklopedie fotbalu. Olympia, Praha 1984.
  • Portrait on the website of Slavia Prague, Czech
  • Detailed country game stats, Czech
  • National football team (Czechoslovakia)
  • Czechoslovak
  • Man
  • Czech
  • Born in 1912
  • Died in 1967
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