# Adolf Scherer

Adolf Scherer (5 May 1938 – 22 July 2023) 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 (also known as 'Tcheck'), 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.
    Scores and results list Czechoslovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silný goal.
List of international goals scored by Josef Silný :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 20 September 1958 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | Switzerland | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1955–60 Central European International Cup |
| 2 | 18 October 1959 | Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno, Czech Republic | Denmark | 2-1 | 5-1 | 1960 European Nations' Cup qualification |
| 3 | 18 October 1959 | Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno, Czech Republic | Denmark | 5-1 | 5-1 | 1960 European Nations' Cup qualification |
| 4 | 1 November 1959 | Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | Italy | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1955–60 Central European International Cup |
| 5 | 30 October 1960 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic | Netherlands | 1-0 | 4-0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 30 October 1960 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic | Netherlands | 2-0 | 4-0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 30 October 1960 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic | Netherlands | 4-0 | 4-0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 29 April 1961 | Městský stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic | Mexico | 1-0 | 2-1 | Friendly |
| 9 | 26 September 1961 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Scotland | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 8 October 1961 | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 1-0 | 3-1 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 29 October 1961 | Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | Republic of Ireland | 2-0 | 7-1 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 29 October 1961 | Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | Republic of Ireland | 7-1 | 7-1 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 13 | 29 November 1961 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Scotland | — | 4-2 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 22 April 1962 | Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | Uruguay | 3-1 | 3-1 | Friendly |
| 15 | 10 June 1962 | Estadio Braden Copper Co, Rancagua, Chile | Hungary | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1962 FIFA World Cup |
| 16 | 13 June 1962 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile | Yugoslavia | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1962 FIFA World Cup |
| 17 | 13 June 1962 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile | Yugoslavia | 3-1 | 3-1 | 1962 FIFA World Cup |
| 18 | 16 September 1962 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 4-0 | 6-0 | Friendly |
| 19 | 28 October 1962 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | Poland | 2-0 | 2-1 | Friendly |
| 20 | 29 May 1963 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | England | 1-2 | 2-4 | Friendly |
| 21 | 2 June 1963 | Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | Hungary | 1-0 | 2-2 | Friendly |
| 22 | 29 April 1964 | Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen, Germany | West Germany | 4-2 | 4-3 | Friendly |