SOCCER PLAYER
František Plánička
1904 - 1996

František Plánička
František Plánička (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfraɲcɪʃɛk ˈplaːɲɪtʃka]; 2 June 1904 – 20 July 1996) was a Czech football goalkeeper and one of the most honoured players in the history of Czechoslovak football. He played all his career for Slavia Prague, during which time the club won the Czech league eight times and the Mitropa Cup once. He also became a member of the Czechoslovakia national team, where his first success as a young goalkeeper was helping Czechoslovakia to become runner-up in the Central European International Cup 1931–32 and later became captain during the World Cup finals of 1934 (where the Czechoslovakia team finished second) and 1938. Plánička was a courageous player, to the extent that in Czechoslovakia's 1938 World Cup match against Brazil, he remained on the field despite having suffered a serious injury. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. František Plánička is the 305th most popular soccer player (down from 266th in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 150th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Czech Soccer Player.
František Plánička is most famous for his work on the "Prague School" of structuralism.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, František Plánička ranks 305 out of 21,273. Before him are Park Ji-sung, Fernando Hierro, Michael Ballack, Hisao Kami, Jair da Costa, and Masao Takada. After him are Careca, Akira Nozawa, Piet Keizer, Fernando Torres, Yukio Goto, and Gianluca Vialli.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPark Ji-sung
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 302
Fernando Hierro
1968 - Present
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 303
Michael Ballack
1976 - Present
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 304
Hisao Kami
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 305
Jair da Costa
1940 - 2025
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 306
Masao Takada
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 307
František Plánička
1904 - 1996
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 308
Careca
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 309
Akira Nozawa
1914 - 2000
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 310
Piet Keizer
1943 - 2017
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 311
Fernando Torres
1984 - Present
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 312
Yukio Goto
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 313
Gianluca Vialli
1964 - 2023
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 314
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, František Plánička ranks 52. Before him are Charles J. Pedersen, Karl Rahner, Tadao Takayama, Héctor Castro, Clifford D. Simak, and Otto Robert Frisch. After him are Prince Ernst of Hohenberg, Serge Lifar, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Luigi Dallapiccola, Moshé Feldenkrais, and Peter Lorre. Among people deceased in 1996, František Plánička ranks 53. Before him are Marianne Bachmeier, J. R. Jayewardene, Max Manus, Ernesto Geisel, P. L. Travers, and Nicu Ceaușescu. After him are Timothy Leary, Koichi Oita, Piet Hein, Georges Duby, Victor Ambartsumian, and Obdulio Varela.
Others Born in 1904
Go to all RankingsCharles J. Pedersen
CHEMIST
1904 - 1989
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 46
Karl Rahner
PHILOSOPHER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 47
Tadao Takayama
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 48
Héctor Castro
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1960
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 49
Clifford D. Simak
WRITER
1904 - 1988
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 50
Otto Robert Frisch
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1979
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 51
František Plánička
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1996
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 52
Prince Ernst of Hohenberg
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1954
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 53
Serge Lifar
DANCER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 54
Lal Bahadur Shastri
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1904 - 1966
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 55
Luigi Dallapiccola
COMPOSER
1904 - 1975
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 56
Moshé Feldenkrais
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1984
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 57
Peter Lorre
ACTOR
1904 - 1964
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 58
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsMarianne Bachmeier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - 1996
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 47
J. R. Jayewardene
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1996
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 48
Max Manus
BUSINESSPERSON
1914 - 1996
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 49
Ernesto Geisel
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1996
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 50
P. L. Travers
WRITER
1899 - 1996
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 51
Nicu Ceaușescu
POLITICIAN
1951 - 1996
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 52
František Plánička
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1996
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 53
Timothy Leary
PSYCHOLOGIST
1920 - 1996
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 54
Koichi Oita
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1996
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 55
Piet Hein
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1996
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 56
Georges Duby
HISTORIAN
1919 - 1996
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 57
Victor Ambartsumian
ASTRONOMER
1908 - 1996
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 58
Obdulio Varela
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1996
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 59
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, František Plánička ranks 149 out of 1,200. Before him are Michael Czerny (1946), Barbara Bouchet (1943), Antonín Zápotocký (1884), Bedřich Hrozný (1879), Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739), and Jan Kubiš (1913). After him are Prince Ernst of Hohenberg (1904), Cosmas of Prague (1045), Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (1337), Elizabeth of Bohemia (1292), Julius Fučík (1872), and Jan Koller (1973).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsMichael Czerny
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 143
Barbara Bouchet
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 144
Antonín Zápotocký
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1957
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 145
Bedřich Hrozný
LINGUIST
1879 - 1952
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 146
Johann Baptist Wanhal
COMPOSER
1739 - 1813
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 147
Jan Kubiš
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1942
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 148
František Plánička
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1996
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 149
Prince Ernst of Hohenberg
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1954
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 150
Cosmas of Prague
WRITER
1045 - 1125
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 151
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1383
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 152
Elizabeth of Bohemia
COMPANION
1292 - 1330
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 153
Julius Fučík
COMPOSER
1872 - 1916
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 154
Jan Koller
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 155
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Czechia
Among soccer players born in Czechia, František Plánička ranks 6. Before him are Antonín Panenka (1948), Josef Masopust (1931), Pavel Nedvěd (1972), Matthias Sindelar (1903), and Oldřich Nejedlý (1909). After him are Jan Koller (1973), Ivo Viktor (1942), Petr Čech (1982), Tomáš Rosický (1980), Antonín Puč (1907), and Sigfried Held (1942).
Antonín Panenka
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 1
Josef Masopust
1931 - 2015
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 2
Pavel Nedvěd
1972 - Present
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 3
Matthias Sindelar
1903 - 1939
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 4
Oldřich Nejedlý
1909 - 1990
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 5
František Plánička
1904 - 1996
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 6
Jan Koller
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 7
Ivo Viktor
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 8
Petr Čech
1982 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 9
Tomáš Rosický
1980 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 10
Antonín Puč
1907 - 1988
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 11
Sigfried Held
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 12