Josef Bican

Josef "Pepi" Bican (25 September 1913 – 12 December 2001) was an Austrian-Czechoslovakian professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the second-most prolific goalscorer in official matches in recorded history according to Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Soccer Statistics Foundation with 950 goals.

Josef Bican

Josef Bican in 1940
Personal information
Full name	Josef Bican
Date of birth	(1913-09-25)25 September 1913
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	12 December 2001(2001-12-12) (aged 88)
Place of death	Prague, Czech Republic
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1925–1928	Hertha Vienna
1928–1930	Schustek
1930–1931	Farbenlutz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1931	Farbenlutz	2	(2)
1931	Rapid Amateur	0	(0)
1931–1935	Rapid Vienna	62	(78)
1935–1937	Admira Vienna	26	(18)
1937–1948	Slavia Prague	221	(427)
1948–1951	FC Vítkovice	58	(74)
1951–1952	FC Hradec Králové	26	(53)
1952–1955	Dynamo Prague	32	(22)
1957	Slovan Liberec	1	(0)
1957	Spartak Brno ZJŠ	4	(2)
Total		432	(676)
National team
1933–1936	Austria	19	(14)
1938–1949	Czechoslovakia	14	(12)
1939	Bohemia and Moravia	1	(3)
Teams managed
1954–1956	Slavia Prague
1956–1959	Slovan Liberec
1957–1958	Spartak Brno ZJŠ
1959–1960	TJ Spartak ZJS Brno
1963–1964	TJ Baník Příbram
1964	FC Hradec Králové
1967–1969	SONP Kladno
1969–1972	KSK Tongeren
1977	Benešov
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

According to RSSSF, Bican scored over 1813 total goals in over 1089 total matches. Totally, Bican scored 1137 goals in more than 514 games for Slavia Praha including friendlies, with a ratio of more than two goals per game across his almost 15-year career at the club in total.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Farbenlutz	1931	VAFÖ	2	2	—		—		2	2
Rapid Wien Amateur	1931–32		—		2	3	—		2	3
Rapid Wien	1931–32	1	8	10	3	3	—		11	13
	1932–33		16	11	2	6	—		18	17
	1933–34		22	29	5	5	3	1	30	35
	1934–35		3	4	—		—		3	4
	Total		49	54	12	17	3	1	64	72
Admira Wien	1935–36	1	15	8	3	2	2	2	20	12
	1936–37		11	10	—		—		11	10
	Total		26	18	3	2	2	2	31	22
Slavia Prague	1936–37	1	—		1	4	—		1	4
	1937–38		19	26	0	0	1	4	28	40
	1938–39		20	29	2	2	8	10	30	41
	1939–40	1	22	50	3	5	1	1	26	56
	1940–41		22	38	5	11	4	7	31	56
	1941–42		22	45	5	10	3	8	30	63
	1942–43		20	39	1	0	3	7	24	46
	1943–44		26	57	1	3	5	16	32	76
	1944–45	1	9	16	6	20	—		15	36
	1945–46		16	31	—		1	1	17	32
	1946–47		23	44	—		1	1	24	45
	1947–48		13	20	—		—		13	20
	1948–49		7	21	—		—		7	21
	Total		221	425	32	65	19	45	272	535
Sokol Vítkovice Železárny	1949	2	17	44	—		—		17	44
	1950	1	23	22	—		—		23	22
	1951		18	8	—		—		18	8
	Total		58	74	0	0	0	0	58	74
FC Hradec Králové	1952	2	26	53	4	7	—		30	60
Dynamo Praha	1953	1	10	7	—		—		10	7
	1954		14	11	—		—		14	11
	1955		8	4	—		—		8	4
	Total		32	22	0	0	0	0	32	22
Slovan Liberec	1957	3	1	0	—		—		1	0
FC Zbrojovka Brno	1957	4	4	2	—		—		4	2
Career total			419	641	42	82	32	58	493	781

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	1734	2	1
	1934	6	5
	1935	5	3
	1936	6	5
	Total	19	14
Czechoslovakia	1938	6	8
	1947	4	4
	1948	2	0
	1949	2	0
	Total	14	12
Bohemia and Moravia	1939	1	3
	Total	1	3
Career total		34	29

Scores and results list Austria's, Czechoslovakia's and Bohemia and Moravia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bican goal.

List of international goals scored by Josef Bican

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
Austria goals
1	10 December 1933	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	11 February 1934	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva, Switzerland	Switzerland	1–0	3–2	1933–35 Dr. Gero Cup
3				3–2
4	15 April 1934	Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria	Hungary	4–2	5–2	Friendly
5				5–2
6	27 May 1934	Stadio Benito Mussolini, Turin, Italy	France	3–1	3–2	1934 FIFA World Cup
7	6 October 1935	Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria	Hungary	1–1	4–4	1933–35 Dr. Gero Cup
8				2–2
9				3–4
10	19 January 1936	Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid, Madrid, Spain	Spain	3–3	5–4	Friendly
11	26 January 1936	Campo da Constituição, Porto, Portugal	Portugal	3–1	3–2	Friendly
12	22 March 1936	Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria	Czechoslovakia	1–1	1–1	1936–37 Dr. Gero Cup
13	5 April 1936	Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria	Hungary	1–1	3–5	Friendly
14				2–3
Czechoslovakia goals
1	7 August 1938	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	2–0	6–2	Friendly
2				3–0
3				5–2
4	28 August 1938	Stadion Concordije, Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	2–0	3–1	1937–38 Eduard Benes Cup
5	4 December 1938	AC Sparta Stadion, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Romania	1–2	6–2	1937-38 Eduard Benes Cup
6				3–2
7				4–2
8				6–2
9	11 May 1947	AC Sparta Stadion, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Yugoslavia	1–0	3–1	Friendly
10				3–1
11	31 August 1947	AC Sparta Stadion, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Poland	1–0	6–3	Friendly
12				2–0
Bohemia and Moravia goals
1	12 November 1939	Hermann Göring Stadium, Wroclaw, Nazi Germany	Germany	1–0	4–4	Friendly
2				3–0
3				4–2

Honours

Titles

• 1 × Mitropa Cup: 1938 (Slavia Prag)
• 3 × Austrian Champion: 1934–35 (Rapid Wien), 1935–36, 1936–37 (Admira Wien)
• 4 × Czech champion: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943
• 1 × Czechoslovak champion: 1946–47 (Slavia Prag)
• 2 × Czech Cup: 1940–41, 1941–42, (Slavia Prag), 1944–45