On this day in 2001, footballing legend and former Rapid Vienna and Slavia Prague forward Josef Bican passed away at the age of 88.
According to the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, Bican scored 805 goals in competitive football and 1468 overall, making him the most prolific striker in the history of professional football.
Born in Vienna in 1913, Bican joined Rapid Vienna in 1931 where he scored an impressive 184 goals in 144 appearances in all competitions. His frighteningly prolific record continued when he joined Admira Wacker Modling in 1935 where he put away 119 goals in 85 appearances.