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. 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.FIFA Profile
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.
International goals
Scores and results list Czechoslovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Scherer goal. + List of international goals scored by Adolf SchererNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia1-12-11955–60 Central European International Cup2Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno, Czech Republic2-15-11960 European Nations' Cup qualification35-14Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic2-12-11955–60 Central European International Cup 5Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic1-04-0Friendly62-074-08Městský stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic1-02-1Friendly9Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland1-22-31962 FIFA World Cup qualification10Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland1-03-11962 FIFA World Cup qualification 11Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic 2-07-11962 FIFA World Cup qualification 127-113King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium—4-21962 FIFA World Cup qualification 14Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic3-13-1Friendly15Estadio Braden Copper Co, Rancagua, Chile1-01-01962 FIFA World Cup16Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile2-13-11962 FIFA World Cup 173-118Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria4-06-0Friendly19Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia 2-02-1Friendly20Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia 1-22-4Friendly21Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic 1-02-2Friendly22Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen, Germany4-24-3Friendly
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