Adolf Šimperský

Adolf Šimperský

Adolf Šimperský before 1942.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1909-08-05)5 August 1909
Place of birth	Břevnov, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	15 February 1964(1964-02-15) (aged 54)
Place of death	Czechoslovakia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Březnice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1927–1936	SK Slavia Praha
1937–1938	SK Slezská Ostrava
International career
1930–1933	Czechoslovakia	10	(0)
Medal record Representing  Czechoslovakia Men's Football FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1934 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adolf Šimperský (5 August 1909 in Břevnov – 15 February 1964) is a former Czechoslovak football player who played mostly for SK Slavia Praha.

He played ten matches for the Czechoslovakia national team and was a participant at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Biography

He started his professional career in 1927 with Prague's Slavia, where he played for nine seasons, contributing to the team's seven Czechoslovak championship titles.^[1] Šimperský appeared in a total of 338 matches for Slavia, scoring 11 goals.^[2]

On the international stage, Šimperský made his debut for the Czechoslovak national team in 1930, and over five years, he earned 10 caps.^[3] He was part of the squad that secured a silver medal at the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy, although he did not play in any matches during the tournament.

Šimperský's club success and involvement with the national team underscore his contributions to Czechoslovak football during his career.

Šimperský died in 1964 at the age of 54.

External links

• Adolf Šimperský at FAČR (in Czech)
• Adolf Šimperský at WorldFootball.net

References

1. Jeřábek, Luboš (1 January 2007). Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Grada Publishing a.s. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
2. "Adolf Šimperský, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
3. Grüne, Hardy (2006). Die grössten Stars der WM-Geschichte: 1930-2006 (in German). Weltbild. ISBN 978-3-89897-373-1.