Vlastimil Kopecký

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.

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
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 scored 252 league goals in 325 matches (1931/32-1950). He twice scored five goals in a single match for Slavia.[1] 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.