František Kloz
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František Kloz was a Czech
football player.
Kloz played most of his career for SK Kladno. He scored 175 goals in 192 matches in the Czechoslovak First League
(172 for Kladno, 3 for Slavia), becoming twice the best goalscorer of the league.
He played for Czechoslovakia national team
, from 1929 to 1937 - ten matches scoring six goals.
In May 1945 Kloz went out to fight against German Nazi occupants, he was seriously wounded and died several days later in a hospital in Louny.
Kloz is the most famous player in the history of SK Kladno
. Team's home stadium
is named after him.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
football player.
Kloz played most of his career for SK Kladno. He scored 175 goals in 192 matches in the Czechoslovak First League
Czechoslovak First League
The Czechoslovak First League was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed Gauliga Sudetenland and Gauliga Böhmen und Mähren leagues on occupied territories...
(172 for Kladno, 3 for Slavia), becoming twice the best goalscorer of the league.
He played for Czechoslovakia national team
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
, from 1929 to 1937 - ten matches scoring six goals.
In May 1945 Kloz went out to fight against German Nazi occupants, he was seriously wounded and died several days later in a hospital in Louny.
Kloz is the most famous player in the history of SK Kladno
SK Kladno
Sportovní klub Kladno, commonly known as SK Kladno or Kladno, is an football club from Kladno, Czech Republic. It was founded on February 15th 1903. The team plays at the Stadion Františka Kloze, named after legendary player of this club František Kloz...
. Team's home stadium
Stadion Františka Kloze
Stadion Františka Kloze is a multi-use stadium in Kladno, Czech Republic. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SK Kladno. The stadium holds 4,000 people and was opened in 1914. It is named after former player František Kloz, situated by the street also named...
is named after him.