Adolf Scherer


Adolf Scherer was a Slovak footballer who played as a striker. He was of Carpathian German descent. He played 36 games and scored 22 goals for the Czechoslovakia national team. Scherer represented Czechoslovakia at the 1960 European Nations' Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup, where he did not play any match.
In the 1962 FIFA World Cup, he again played for the Czechoslovak national team where he proved himself to be a valuable player. They made it to the final match against Brazil, and Scherer assisted Josef Masopust in Czechoslovakia's first and only goal of the game. Brazil ultimately won the match, subsequently scoring three more.
Throughout the tournament, Scherer scored a total of three goals, including a winning goal in the quarterfinal against Hungary and a late goal against Yugoslavia in the semifinal.
In 1973, Scherer emigrated from Czechoslovakia to France, where he played for French football club Olympique Avignonais until his retirement in 1975.
He lived in southern France, near Nîmes with his wife. He had two children, a daughter and a son. His son, Rudolf, is, like his father, well involved in football. He played for various clubs including Nîmes Olympique. Rudolf now trains Barbentane football club, a city near Avignon.
Scherer died on 22 July 2023, at the age of 85.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia1-12-11955–60 Central European International Cup
2Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno, Czech Republic2-15-11960 European Nations' Cup qualification
3Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno, Czech Republic5-15-11960 European Nations' Cup qualification
4Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic2-12-11955–60 Central European International Cup
5Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic1-04-0Friendly
6Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic2-04-0Friendly
7Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic4-04-0Friendly
8Městský stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic1-02-1Friendly
9Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland1-22-31962 FIFA World Cup qualification
10Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland1-03-11962 FIFA World Cup qualification
11Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic2-07-11962 FIFA World Cup qualification
12Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic7-17-11962 FIFA World Cup qualification
13King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium—4-21962 FIFA World Cup qualification
14Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic3-13-1Friendly
15Estadio Braden Copper Co, Rancagua, Chile1-01-01962 FIFA World Cup
16Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile2-13-11962 FIFA World Cup
17Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile3-13-11962 FIFA World Cup
18Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria4-06-0Friendly
19Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia2-02-1Friendly
20Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia1-22-4Friendly
21Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic1-02-2Friendly
22Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen, Germany4-24-3Friendly