Adolf Scherer

Adolf Scherer
	Scherer in 1962
Personal information
Date of birth	5 May 1938
Place of birth	Priekopa, First Czechoslovak Republic; (today part of Martin, Slovakia)
Date of death	22 July 2023 (aged 85)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1962	CH Bratislava
1962–1965	Slovnaft Bratislava
1965–1967	Lokomotíva Košice
1967–1969	VSS Košice
1969–1972	Nîmes
1972	Strojárne Martin
1973–1975	Olympique Avignonais
International career
1958–1964	Czechoslovakia
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Czechoslovakia
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adolf Scherer (5 May 1938 – 22 July 2023) was a Slovak

striker. He was of Carpathian German descent. He played 36 games and scored 22 goals for the Czechoslovakia national team.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]