Vlastimil Kopecký

Vlastimil Kopecký (14 October 1912 – 30 July 1967) Also known as Vlasta, 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.

Vlastimil Kopecký

Personal information
Date of birth	(1912-10-14)14 October 1912
Place of birth	Vilémov, Austrian-Hungarian Empire
Date of death	30 July 1967(1967-07-30) (aged 54)
Place of death	Hlinsko, Czechoslovakia
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1927–1932	Rapid Vinohrady
1932–1951	Slavia Prague	325	(252)
National team
1932–1948	Czechoslovakia	26	(8)
Teams managed
1959	Slavia Prague
Honours Representing  Czechoslovakia Men's Football FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1934 Italy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In his country he played for Slavia Prague, for which he played an incredible 953 matches (322 in the league league) and scored 715 goals (252 in the league). (1931/32-1950). [1] He is the second highest Czech league goalscorer in history, only Josef Bican has scored more goals in the Czech league. In 1967, he died of a heart attack on the football pitch while playing in a veterans match.