Karel Pešek
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Karel Pešek-Káďa was a Czechoslovak
ice hockey
and football player. He played as midfielder for Sparta Prague and the Czechoslovak football national team
. He played from 1913 to 1933, scoring 149 goals in his club career.
He played 44 matches for the national team and scored one goal. Pešek was a participant in the 1920 Olympic Games and 1924 Olympic Games
.
At the 1920 Olympic Games he also participated in ice hockey. He was a member of the Czechoslovak ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
and football player. He played as midfielder for Sparta Prague and the Czechoslovak football 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...
. He played from 1913 to 1933, scoring 149 goals in his club career.
He played 44 matches for the national team and scored one goal. Pešek was a participant in the 1920 Olympic Games and 1924 Olympic Games
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
.
At the 1920 Olympic Games he also participated in ice hockey. He was a member of the Czechoslovak ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal.