Antonín Puč (16 May 1907 – 18 April 1988) was a Czech

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who played as a forward. He was the all-time leading scorer for the Czechoslovak national team. Puč's international career lasted from 1926 to 1939, during which he played 61 matches for Czechoslovakia, scoring 35 goals. He played for Czechoslovakia at the

1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the 2nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for List of men's national association football teams, senior men's national teams. It took place in Kin ...

, scoring two goals, including one in the final — a 2–1 loss against

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— before going on to play in the 1938 edition. Puč spent most of his club career with

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. Following the

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and the corresponding national team,

Jan Koller Jan Koller (; born 30 March 1973) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was noted for his height, strong physique and heading ability. He began his career at Sparta Prague, then moved to Belgium, where he beca ...

surpassed Puč's record in 2005. Puč died in 1988 at the age of 80.

Career statistics

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

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* 1907 births 1988 deaths Czech men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers SK Slavia Prague players FK Viktoria Žižkov players 1934 FIFA World Cup players 1938 FIFA World Cup players Czechoslovakia men's international footballers Men's association football forwards People from the Kingdom of Bohemia Long stubs with short prose {{Czechoslovakia-footy-bio-stub