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Czechia Josef Cerny
ATSE Graz / Austria - 78/79
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
4-time World Championship Silver Medal 4
2-time Olympic Bronze Medal 2
4-time World Championship Bronze Medal 4
1-time Czech Hockey Hall of Fame 1
7-time Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion 7
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
1-time Olympic All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Oct 18, 1939
Position
LW
Age
Height
5'8" / 172 cm
Place of Birth
Rozmital pod Tremsinem, CZE
Weight
165 lbs / 75 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Rozmital pod Tremsinem
Contract
-

Černý, 85, passed away on July 24, 2025.

First Czechoslovak player to score 400 goals in top national league. He was on 12 World Championships and 4 Olympic Games. Captain of HC Kometa Brno and Czechoslovak national team. Member of the famous formation of HC Kometa Brno: Josef Cerny (LW) - Frantisek Vanek (C) - Rudolf Scheuer (RW) Later he formed a great tandem with Richard Farda (C) (from 1968) and Libor Havlicek (C) (from 1974) (Jan Jech)

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Josef Cerny Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1956-57 HC Rozmital pod Tremsinem Czechia other -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Spartak Plzeň Czechoslovakia -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1957-58 Spartak Plzeň Czechoslovakia 15* 4* -* 4* -* -* |
1958-59 TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno Czechoslovakia 22* 13* 4* 17* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 7* 2* 1* 3* 6* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 7* 2* 1* 3* 6* -* |
1959-60 TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno Czechoslovakia 22* 16* 10* 26* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia OG 7* 4* 3* 7* 6* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 11* 7* -* -* -* -* |
1960-61 TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno Czechoslovakia 26* 10* 12* 22* 28* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 7* 3* 1* 4* 12* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 9* 4* -* -* -* -* |
1961-62 TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno Czechoslovakia 31* 15* 12* 27* 28* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 6* 3* -* -* -* -* |
1962-63 TJ Brno Czechoslovakia 23* 18* 10* 28* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 7* 4* 1* 5* 2* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 16* 7* -* -* -* -* |
1963-64 TJ Brno Czechoslovakia 32* 45* 19* 64* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia OG 8* 6* 5* 11* 2* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 15* 10* -* -* -* -* |
1964-65 TJ Brno Czechoslovakia 32* 24* 11* 35* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 7* 4* 4* 8* 2* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 20* 8* -* -* -* -* |
1965-66 TJ Brno Czechoslovakia 34* 34* 13* 47* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 2* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 14* 6* -* -* -* -* |
1966-67 TJ Brno Czechoslovakia 36* 22* 10* 32* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 21* 5* -* -* -* -* |
1967-68 TJ Brno “A” Czechoslovakia 35* 23* 13* 36* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia OG 7* 0* 6* 6* 0* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 8* 1* -* -* -* -* |
1968-69 TJ Brno “A” Czechoslovakia 36* 30* 14* 44* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 10* 3* 2* 5* 6* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 23* 6* -* -* -* -* |
1969-70 TJ Brno “C” Czechoslovakia 36* 30* 14* 44* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia “C” WC 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 18* 3* -* -* -* -* |
1970-71 TJ Brno “C” Czechoslovakia 46* 21* 23* 44* -* -* | Playoffs 8 2 7 9 - -
Czechoslovakia “C” WC 10* 5* 2* 7* 2* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 23* 10* -* -* -* -* |
1971-72 TJ Brno “C” Czechoslovakia 35* 19* 16* 35* 14* -* |
Czechoslovakia OG 6* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 19* 3* -* -* -* -* |
1972-73 TJ Brno “C” Czechoslovakia 36* 18* 8* 26* 16* -* |
1973-74 TJ Brno “A” Czechoslovakia 44* 23* 12* 35* -* -* |
1974-75 TJ Brno “A” Czechoslovakia 43* 18* 8* 26* -* -* |
1975-76 TJ Brno “A” Czechoslovakia 32* 11* 6* 17* 18* -* |
1976-77 TJ Brno “A” Czechoslovakia 40* 13* 13* 26* -* -* |
1977-78 TJ Brno “A” Czechoslovakia 30* 2* 2* 4* 14* -* |
1978-79 ATSE Graz Austria 32* 12* 21* 33* 6* -* |

Josef Cerny Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1960-61 TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno Ahearne Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1961-62 TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno Ahearne Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1965-66 TJ Brno European Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Josef Cerny Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Ahearne Cup 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Austria 1 32* 12* 21* 33* 1.03* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia other 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechoslovakia 22 686* 409* 230* 639* 0.93* 118* -* | 1 8 2 * 7 * 9 * 1.13 * - * - *
European Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 14 210* 75* 1* 3* 0.01* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 4 28* 12* 16* 28* 1.00* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 9 59* 22* 15* 37* 0.63* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Josef Cerny Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 15 retired by HC Kometa Brno

Cult/Star player for Czechia

Cult/Star player for HC Kometa Brno

Cult/Star player for WAT Stadlau

International goal statistics:
75 goals in 210 matches

Czechoslovak league goal statistics:
409 goals in cca 683 matches (Jan Jech)