František Kloz

František Kloz (19 May 1905 – 13 June 1945) was a Czech football player.

Club career Kloz played most of his career for SK Kladno and became its manager in 1942-43. He scored 175 goals in 192 matches in the Czechoslovak First League (172 for Kladno, 3 for Slavia), making him the third highest scorer in the competition's history. He was twice the top goalscorer of the league, the first time in the 1929-30 season with 15 and the second in the 1936-37 season with 28 goals.

International career He played for Czechoslovakia national team, from 1929 to 1937 - scoring six goals in 10 matches. He made his international debut on 28 October 1929 in a Friendly against Yugoslavia, and he only needed 2 minutes to leave his mark as he netted the opening goal in a 4-3 win. However, it took him 7 years to score another goal for his nation, but the wait was worth it as he scored not one, but four goals against Hungary in a 1936–38 Central European Cup fixture. His last international goal was a late winner against Austria in 24 October 1937.

International goals Czechoslovakia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kloz goal. + International goals by cap, date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition

Legacy Kloz is the most famous player in the history of SK Kladno. The team's home stadium is named after him.