Karel Pešek

Karel "Káďa" Pešek (20 September 1895 in Olomouc, Austria-Hungary – 30 September 1970 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey and football player. He played as midfielder for Sparta Prague and the Czechoslovak football national team. He played from 1913 to 1933, scoring 149 goals in his club career.

Birthplace of a Karel Pešek in 9 Komenského street in Olomouc.
Karel Pešek
Personal information
Date of birth (1895-09-20)20 September 1895
Place of birth Olomouc, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 30 September 1970(1970-09-30) (aged 75)
Place of death Prague, Czechoslovakia
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1908–1912 SK Meteor Vinohrady
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913 ČAFC Královské Vinohrady
1913–1933 Sparta Prague
1933–1934 SK Židenice
National team
1920–1931 Czechoslovakia 44 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
1920 Antwerp Team Competition

He played 44 matches for the national team and scored one goal. Pešek was a participant in the 1920 Olympic Games and 1924 Olympic Games.

At the 1920 Olympic Games he also participated in ice hockey, winning the bronze medal with the Czechoslovak team.

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