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Josef CernyATSE Graz
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Czechia flagJosef Cerny

ATSE Graz / Austria - 78/79

Date of Birth
Oct 18, 1939
Age
Deceased
Place of Birth
Rozmital pod Tremsinem, CZE
Nation
Czechia
Youth Team
HC Rozmital pod Tremsinem
Position
LW
Height
172 cm / 5'8"
Weight
75 kg / 165 lbs
Shoots
L
Contract
-
  • Olympic Silver Medal1
  • World Championship Silver Medal4
  • Olympic Bronze Medal2
  • World Championship Bronze Medal4
  • Czech Hockey Hall of Fame1
  • Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion7
  • IIHF Hall of Fame1
  • Olympic All-Star Team1
  • World Championship All-Star Team1
Josef Cerny Facts
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)

Team Staff profile also available: Josef Cerny

Josef Cerny Statistics
STeamLeagueGPGATPPIM+/-PostGPGATPPIM+/-
1956-1957HC Rozmital pod TremsinemCzechia other------
1956-1957Spartak PlzeňCzechoslovakia------
1957-1958Spartak PlzeňCzechoslovakia154-4--
1958-1959TJ Rudá Hvězda BrnoCzechoslovakia2213417--
1958-1959CzechoslovakiaWC72136-
1958-1959Czechoslovakia (all)International72136-
1959-1960TJ Rudá Hvězda BrnoCzechoslovakia22161026--
1959-1960Czechoslovakia OlympicsOG74376-
1959-1960Czechoslovakia (all)International117----
1960-1961TJ Rudá Hvězda BrnoCzechoslovakia2610122228-
1960-1961CzechoslovakiaWC731412-
1960-1961Czechoslovakia (all)International94----
1961-1962TJ Rudá Hvězda BrnoCzechoslovakia3115122728-
1961-1962Czechoslovakia (all)International63----
1962-1963TJ BrnoCzechoslovakia23181028--
1962-1963CzechoslovakiaWC74152-
1962-1963Czechoslovakia (all)International167----
1963-1964TJ BrnoCzechoslovakia32451964--
1963-1964Czechoslovakia OlympicsOG865112-
1963-1964Czechoslovakia (all)International1510----
1964-1965TJ BrnoCzechoslovakia32241135--
1964-1965CzechoslovakiaWC74482-
1964-1965Czechoslovakia (all)International208----
1965-1966TJ BrnoCzechoslovakia34341347--
1965-1966CzechoslovakiaWC20222-
1965-1966Czechoslovakia (all)International146----
1966-1967TJ BrnoCzechoslovakia36221032--
1966-1967CzechoslovakiaWC71122-
1966-1967Czechoslovakia (all)International215----
1967-1968TJ Brno "A"Czechoslovakia35231336--
1967-1968Czechoslovakia OlympicsOG70660-
1967-1968Czechoslovakia (all)International81----
1968-1969TJ Brno "A"Czechoslovakia36301444--
1968-1969CzechoslovakiaWC103256-
1968-1969Czechoslovakia (all)International236----
1969-1970TJ Brno "C"Czechoslovakia36301444--
1969-1970Czechoslovakia "C"WC20110-
1969-1970Czechoslovakia (all)International183----
1970-1971TJ Brno "C"Czechoslovakia46212344--Playoffs8279--
1970-1971Czechoslovakia "C"WC105272-
1970-1971Czechoslovakia (all)International2310----
1971-1972TJ Brno "C"Czechoslovakia3519163514-
1971-1972Czechoslovakia OlympicsOG62240-
1971-1972Czechoslovakia (all)International193----
1972-1973TJ Brno "C"Czechoslovakia361882616-
1973-1974TJ Brno "A"Czechoslovakia44231235--
1974-1975TJ Brno "A"Czechoslovakia4318826--
1975-1976TJ Brno "A"Czechoslovakia321161718-
1976-1977TJ Brno "A"Czechoslovakia40131326--
1977-1978TJ Brno "A"Czechoslovakia3022414-
1978-1979ATSE GrazAustria321221336-
Josef Cerny Tournament Statistics
STeamLeagueGPGATPPIM+/-PostGPGATPPIM+/-
1960-1961TJ Rudá Hvězda BrnoAhearne Cup------
1961-1962TJ Rudá Hvězda BrnoAhearne Cup------
1965-1966TJ BrnoEuropean Cup------
Josef Cerny Career Totals by League
LeagueSeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-SeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-
Ahearne Cup2-------0
Austria1321221331.036-0
Czechia other1-------0
Czechoslovakia22686*409*230*639*0.93*118*-182791.13--
European Cup1-------0
International14210751*76*0.36*6*-0
OG4281216281.008-0
WC9592215370.6334-0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Josef Cerny Career Totals by Team
TeamSeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-SeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-
Austria flagATSE Graz1321221331.036-0
Czechia flagCzechoslovakia9592215370.6334-0
Czechia flagCzechoslovakia (all)14210751*76*0.36*6*-0
Czechia flagCzechoslovakia Olympics4281216281.008-0
Czechia flagHC Kometa Brno20671*405*230*635*0.95*118*-182791.13--
Czechia flagHC Rozmital pod Tremsinem1-------0
Czechia flagSpartak Plzeň215*4*-4*0.27*--0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Josef Cerny Career Highlights
SeasonAwards
1958-1959
1959-1960
1960-1961
1961-1962
1962-1963
1963-1964
1964-1965
1965-1966
1966-1967
1967-1968
1968-1969
1969-1970
1970-1971
1971-1972
2006-2007
Josef Cerny 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)