Jaroslav Cejp (7 April 1924 – 22 March 2002) was a Czechoslovak footballer who played as a forward. He won two Czechoslovak First League titles with Sparta Prague between 1945 and 1948, during which time he also finished as top scorer of the First League. As well as Sparta, he also played for SK Pardubice at the top level. Born in Carpathian Ruthenia, Cejp represented Czechoslovakia internationally, scoring 10 goals in 14 appearances for his nation between 1946 and 1951.
Club career Cejp began his football career with SK Pardubice, with whom he played across three seasons beginning in 1943. During the 1945–46 season, Cejp moved to Sparta Prague, becoming part of a team which went a Czechoslovak record 40 matches unbeaten and winning his first Czechoslovak league title that season.Jeřábek, p. 30. In the 1947–48 season, he again experienced winning the league title, and added to it by becoming the league's top scorer, with 21 goals.Jeřábek, p. 231. In 1950 Cejp scored his 100th league goal, going on to amass a total of 115 goals in his career.Jeřábek, p. 252.
International career Cejp scored twice on his international debut, a 4–3 win in a friendly match against Austria on 27 October 1946. Most of his 14 international appearances were in friendly matches, although he did play twice in the 1948–53 Central European International Cup, scoring in Czechoslovakia's 1–1 draw with Switzerland. He played his last match for Czechoslovakia in a home match against Romania on 20 May 1951, scoring once in a 2–2 draw. Cejp finished his career with 10 international goals in 14 matches.
Career statistics International
CzechoslovakiaYearAppsGoals194612194754194841194910195022195111Total1410
International goals Scores and results list Czechoslovakia goal tally first. # Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 1. 27 October 1946 4–3 Friendly 2. 3. 11 May 1947 3–1 Friendly 4. 31 August 1947 6–3 Friendly 5. 21 September 1947 6–2 Friendly 6. 7. 10 October 1948 1–1 1948–53 Central European International Cup 8. 17 September 1950 3–0 Friendly 9. 22 October 1950 4–1 Friendly 10. 20 May 1951 2–2 Friendly
Honours Club Sparta Prague Czechoslovak First League (2): 1945–46 1947–48. Czech Cup (1): 1946
Individual Czechoslovak First League top scorer: 1947–48
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