Jaroslav Cejp (7 April 1924 – 22 March 2002) was a Czechoslovak

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who played as a

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. He won two

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titles with

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between 1945 and 1948, during which time he also finished as top scorer of the First League. As well as Sparta, he also played for

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at the top level. Born in

Carpathian Ruthenia Carpathian Ruthenia ( rue, Карпатьска Русь, Karpat'ska Rus'; uk, Закарпаття, Zakarpattia; sk, Podkarpatská Rus; hu, Kárpátalja; ro, Transcarpatia; pl, Zakarpacie); cz, Podkarpatská Rus; german: Karpatenukrai ...

, Cejp represented

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internationally, scoring 10 goals in 14 appearances for his nation between 1946 and 1951.

Club career

Cejp began his football career with

, with whom he played across three seasons beginning in 1943. During the 1945–46 season, Cejp moved to

, becoming part of a team which went a Czechoslovak record 40 matches unbeaten and winning his first Czechoslovak league title that season. Jeřábek, p. 30. In the 1947–48 season, he again experienced winning the league title, and added to it by becoming the league's top scorer, with 21 goals. In 1950 Cejp scored his 100th league goal, going on to amass a total of 115 goals in his career. Jeřábek, p. 252.

International career

Cejp scored twice on his international debut, a 4–3 win in a friendly match against

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on 27 October 1946. Most of his 14 international appearances were in friendly matches, although he did play twice in the

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, scoring in Czechoslovakia's 1–1 draw with

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. He played his last match for Czechoslovakia in a home match against

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on 20 May 1951, scoring once in a 2–2 draw. Cejp finished his career with 10 international goals in 14 matches.

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Czechoslovakia goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Sparta Prague *

(2): 1945–46 1947–48. *

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(1): 1946

Individual

top scorer: 1947–48

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cejp, Jaroslav 1924 births 2002 deaths People from Carpathian Ruthenia Czechoslovak footballers Czechoslovakia international footballers AC Sparta Prague players Association football forwards