František Kloz
Czech soccer player
Intro | Czech soccer player | |
Places | Czech Republic | |
was | Sports official Athlete Football player Association football player Association football manager | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 19 May 1905, Mlékosrby | |
Death | 13 June 1945Louny (aged 40 years) |
František Kloz (19 May 1905 in Mlékosrby — 13 June 1945 in Louny) 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.