Frantisek Planicka (June 2, 1904 - July 20, 1996) was a Czech football goalkeeper. June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The word Czech may refer to the following: the Czech people Czech language and its speakers the Czech Republic, Czechia, the Czech lands or Bohemia (as an adjective), and its citizens erroneously to the former country Czechoslovakia (as an adjective), and its citizens Praotec (Forefather) Čech, the legendary founder of... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... This article is about goalkeeper, the sports position. ...

One of the most honoured players in the history of football in Czechoslovakia, Planicka won the league nine times with Slavia Prague, won the domestic cup six times and was a winner of the Mitropa Cup in 1938. SK Slavia Praha is a Czech football club, from Prague. ... The Mitropa Cup was one of the first major international European football cups for club sides. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Between 1925 and 1938, Planicka played 74 times in goal for Czechoslovakia and was considered one of the finest European goalkeepers of his era. In the 1938 World Cup, Planicka stayed on the field despite having suffered a broken arm, quite a damaging injury for a goalkeeper! Events January-May January 3 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... First International Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Belgium 0 - 0 Czechoslovakia (Brussels, Belgium; 17 November 1993) Largest win Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 28 October 1925) Worst defeat Hungary 8 - 3 Czechoslovakia (Budapest, Hungary... The 1938 Football World Cup was played in France, the second tournament in a row to be played in Europe. ...

In over 1,000 games, Planicka never received a yellow card and was awarded the Czech Fair Play Award in 1994 to go with the UNESCO International Fair Play Award he received in 1984. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

At the time of his death, at the age of 92, Planicka was the last living member of the Czechoslovak team that finished as runners-up in the 1934 World Cup. The 1934 Football World Cup was hosted by Mussolinis Italy. ...