How tall is Josef Bican?

Josef Bican's listed height was 178 cm (5'10").

About Josef Bican

Josef Bican, nicknamed Pepi, was an Austrian and Czech professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born on 25 September 1913 in Vienna and died on 12 December 2001. Some regard him as the greatest goalscorer in the history of the sport.

Bican began his professional career at Rapid Vienna in 1931 and moved to Admira Vienna after four years, winning four league titles in Austria. He joined Slavia Prague in 1937 and stayed until 1948, scoring 591 goals in 301 official games and becoming the club's all-time top goalscorer. He later played for Vítkovice, Hradec Králové and Dynamo Prague, retiring in 1955 as the all-time top goalscorer in the Czechoslovak First League with 447 goals. He played for the Austrian Wunderteam at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, where Austria reached the semi-finals.

Bican stood a listed 178 cm (5'10"). In 2000 the IFFHS awarded him its Golden Ball as the greatest goalscorer of the 20th century, based on his twelve seasons as top scorer in his domestic league.

Frequently asked

How tall is Josef Bican in feet and inches? Josef Bican was 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

Sources

• Josef Bican on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Josef Bican on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 178 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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