| Antonín Puč | |
| Birth Date: | 1907 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Jinonice, Austria-Hungary |
| Death Place: | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Position: | Winger, Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 1913–1920 |
| Youthyears2: | 1920–1925 |
| Youthclubs1: | Čechie Smíchov |
| Youthclubs2: | SK Smíchov |
| Years1: | 1925 |
| Clubs1: | SK Smíchov |
| Years2: | 1925–1938 |
| Caps2: | 146 |
| Goals2: | 112 |
| Years3: | 1938–1940 |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Years4: | 1940–1941 |
| Clubs4: | SK Smíchov |
| Totalcaps: | 166 |
| Totalgoals: | 123 |
| Manageryears1: | 1943–1944 |
| Manageryears2: | 1945–1946 |
| Managerclubs2: | Čechie Karlín |
| Nationalyears1: | 1926–1938[1] |
| Nationalteam1: | Czechoslovakia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 60 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 34 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1939 |
| Nationalteam2: | Bohemia and Moravia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Antonín Puč (16 May 1907 – 18 April 1988) was a Czech footballer who played as a forward; he is the all-time leading scorer for the Czechoslovak national team.
Puč's international career lasted from 1926 to 1939; in that time, he played 61 matches for Czechoslovakia, scoring 35 goals. He played for Czechoslovakia in the 1934 FIFA World Cup scoring two goals, including one in the final, a 2–1 loss against Italy, and also played in the 1938 edition. Puč spent most of his club career with Slavia Prague.[2]
After the split of the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia and the corresponding national teams, Jan Koller surpassed Puč's record in 2005. Puč died in 1988 aged 80.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | 1931 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1932 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1933 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 1934 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1935 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1936 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 1937 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1938 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1939 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 1940 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 1941 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 62 | 42 | ||
Scores and results list Czechoslovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Puč goal.
| No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 28 June 1926 | Stadion Concordije, Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 5–2 | 6–2 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 3 | 28 October 1926 | Stadion Slavii, Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 5 | 20 February 1927 | San Siro, Milan, Italy | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 4 | 6 | 20 March 1927 | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 7 | 24 April 1927 | Stadion Slavii, Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 6 | 8 | 26 May 1927 | Stadion Slavii, Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 7 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 31 July 1927 | Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija, Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 9 | 15 | 13 May 1928 | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 10 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 11 | 16 | 23 September 1928 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | 4–1 | 6–1 | Friendly | |
| 12 | 17 | 27 October 1928 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1928 Slavic tournament | |
| 13 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 14 | 18 | 28 October 1928 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | 2–1 | 7–1 | 1928 Slavic tournament | |
| 15 | 7–1 | ||||||
| 16 | 19 | 5 May 1929 | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1927–30 Central European Cup | |
| 17 | 22 | 6 October 1929 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1927–30 Central European Cup | ||
| 18 | 5–0 | ||||||
| 19 | 29 | 2 August 1931 | Stadion S.K. Jugoslavija, Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 20 | 31 | 18 September 1932 | Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1931–32 Central European Cup | |
| 21 | 32 | 9 October 1932 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 22 | 35 | 9 April 1933 | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 23 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 24 | 36 | 10 June 1933 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 25 | 38 | 17 September 1933 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 3–3 | Friendly | |
| 26 | 3–3 | ||||||
| 27 | 41 | 29 April 1934 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1933–35 Central European Cup | |
| 28 | 42 | 16 May 1934 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 29 | 43 | 27 May 1934 | Stadio Littorio, Trieste, Kingdom of Italy | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1934 World Cup Round of 16 | |
| 30 | 46 | 10 June 1934 | Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome, Kingdom of Italy | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1934 FIFA World Cup Final | |
| 31 | 52 | 9 February 1936 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 32 | 55 | 21 February 1937 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | 5–2 | 5–3 | 1936–38 Central European Cup | |
| 33 | 57 | 15 May 1937 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly | |
| 34 | 58 | 1 December 1937 | White Hart Lane, London, England | 1–1 | 4–5 | Friendly | |