| Adolf Scherer | |
| Birth Date: | 1938 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Priekopa, First Czechoslovak Republic (today part of Martin, Slovakia) |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1957–1962 |
| Years2: | 1962–1965 |
| Years3: | 1965–1967 |
| Years4: | 1967–1969 |
| Years5: | 1969–1972 |
| Years6: | 1972 |
| Years7: | 1973–1975 |
| Clubs1: | CH Bratislava |
| Clubs2: | Slovnaft Bratislava |
| Clubs3: | Lokomotíva Košice |
| Clubs4: | VSS Košice |
| Clubs5: | Nîmes |
| Clubs6: | Strojárne Martin |
| Clubs7: | Olympique Avignonais |
| Caps1: | 115 |
| Caps2: | 43 |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Caps4: | 42 |
| Caps5: | 97 |
| Caps7: | 65 |
| Totalcaps: | 367 |
| Goals1: | 72 |
| Goals2: | 27 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 26 |
| Goals5: | 76 |
| Goals7: | 51 |
| Totalgoals: | 255 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1958–1964 |
| Nationalteam1: | Czechoslovakia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 36 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 22 |
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.[1]
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.[2]
Scores and results list Czechoslovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silný goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1955–60 Central European International Cup | [3] | |||
| 2 | Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno, Czech Republic | 2-1 | 5-1 | 1960 European Nations' Cup qualification | [4] | |||
| 3 | 5-1 | |||||||
| 4 | Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1955–60 Central European International Cup | [5] | |||
| 5 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic | 1-0 | 4-0 | Friendly | [6] | |||
| 6 | 2-0 | |||||||
| 7 | 4-0 | |||||||
| 8 | Městský stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic | 1-0 | 2-1 | Friendly | [7] | |||
| 9 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | [8] | |||
| 10 | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | 1-0 | 3-1 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | [9] | |||
| 11 | Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | 2-0 | 7-1 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | [10] | |||
| 12 | 7-1 | |||||||
| 13 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | — | 4-2 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | [11] | |||
| 14 | Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | 3-1 | 3-1 | Friendly | [12] | |||
| 15 | Estadio Braden Copper Co, Rancagua, Chile | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1962 FIFA World Cup | [13] | |||
| 16 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1962 FIFA World Cup | [14] | |||
| 17 | 3-1 | |||||||
| 18 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 4-0 | 6-0 | Friendly | [15] | |||
| 19 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | 2-0 | 2-1 | Friendly | [16] | |||
| 20 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | 1-2 | 2-4 | Friendly | [17] | |||
| 21 | Great Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | 1-0 | 2-2 | Friendly | [18] | |||
| 22 | Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen, Germany | 4-2 | 4-3 | Friendly | [19] |