Adolf Scherer

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Adolf Scherer
Adolf Scherer 1962b.jpg
Personnel
birthday May 5, 1938
place of birth Vrútky ,  Slovakia
size 179 cm
position striker
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1957-1962 ČH Bratislava
1962-1965 Slovnaft Bratislava
1965-1967 Lokomotíva Košice
1967-1969 VSS Košice
1969-1972 Olympique Nîmes
1972 Strojárne Martin
1973-1975 Olympique Avignonais
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1958-1964 Czechoslovakia 36 (22)
1 Only league games are given.

Adolf Scherer (born May 5, 1938 in Vrútky ) is a former Czechoslovak soccer player of Carpathian German origin.

Scherer was one of the best strikers in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s and 1960s, and his shooting technique was particularly outstanding.

He started at Lokomotíva Vrútky. In 1957 he went to ČH Bratislava (Červená hviezda - Red Star) , with whom he became Czechoslovak football champion in 1959. In 1961/62 he was the top scorer with 24 goals . At the 1962 World Cup in Chile , where Czechoslovakia was runner-up, Scherer scored three goals in six games, including in the quarter-finals and semi-finals. In 1965 he moved to Lokomotíva Košice , in 1967 to VSS Košice .

In 1969 he got the opportunity to move abroad and went to Olympique Nîmes . After four years he returned to Czechoslovakia and played for Strojárne Martin. But he only lasted there for half a year. He was invited to an exhibition game by Olympique Nimes in 1973 and then stayed in France. In 1975 Scherer ended his career at Olympique Avignon . Scherer scored 128 goals in the Czechoslovak League. Because of his emigration, he was disregarded by the communist regime, his achievements remained unappreciated.

For the Czechoslovak national team “Dolfi” scored 22 times in 36 games.

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personal data
SURNAME Scherer, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czechoslovak soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Vrútky