František Jirásek
Personal information
Date of death 10 May 1941 (aged 56)
Place of death Prague, Bohemia and Moravia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Smíchov
International career
1906–1907 Bohemia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

František Jirásek (died 10 May 1941) was a Czech footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

During his playing career, Jirásek played for Smíchov.[1]

International career

On 1 April 1906, Jirásek made his debut for Bohemia in Bohemia's second game,[lower-alpha 1] starting in a 1–1 draw against Hungary. Jirásek would later make one final appearance for Bohemia on 7 April 1907.[3]

Post-playing career

Following his playing career, Jirásek went into breeding livestock.[4] Before his death in 1941, Jirásek was also honorary chairman of SK Libeň.[5]

Notes

  1. The April 1906 meeting is regarded as the first official game for Bohemia by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR), with a meeting between Hungary and Bohemia on 5 April 1903 subsequently being recognised as a Prague representative team by the FAČR. The Hungarian Football Federation recognises the April 1903 meeting as official for Bohemia.[2]

References

  1. "František Jirásek". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. "1901-1910 MATCHES". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  3. "National football team player František Jirásek". EU Football. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. "Osobnost: František Jirásek" (in Czech). Příjmení. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. "Zemřel jeden z průkopníků české kopané (1941)" (in Czech). Sport Antique. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2022.


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