František Kloz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

František Kloz

Czech soccer player

Date of Birth: 19-May-1905

Place of Birth: Mlékosrby, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 13-Jun-1945

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

František Kloz (19 May 1905 in Mlékosrby — 13 June 1945 in Louny) was a Czech football player. Kloz played most of his career for SK Kladno.
He scored 175 goals in 192 matches in the Czechoslovak First League (172 for Kladno, 3 for Slavia), becoming twice the best goalscorer of the league. He played for Czechoslovakia national team, from 1929 to 1937 - ten matches scoring six goals. In May 1945 Kloz went out to fight against German Nazi occupants, he was seriously wounded and died several days later in a hospital in Louny. Kloz is the most famous player in the history of SK Kladno.
Team's home stadium is named after him.