Vlastimil Kopecký, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vlastimil Kopecký

Czech footballer

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1912

Place of Birth: Vilémov, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 30-Jul-1967

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Vlastimil Kopecký (14 October 1912 — 30 July 1967) was a Czech football player.
He played 26 games for Czechoslovakia, scoring eight goals.
He was a participant in the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups. In his country he played for Slavia Prague, for which he scored 252 league goals in 325 matches (1931/32-1950).
He twice scored five goals in a single match for Slavia.
He is the second highest Czech league goalscorer in history, only Josef Bican has scored more goals in the Czech league.
He died of a heart attack on the football pitch.