During the heyday of the Wunderteam, a new star, brough by Schramseis, wearing the green & white colors, started to shine in Vienna, precisely in Hütteldorf. Since his first match, the young Josef Bican reflected the weltklass and, according to Hugo Meisl, the young talent would succeed Matthias Sindelar. The young talent was aware of his qualities, and did not hesitate to start his run into competitivity. He is slender in appearance, tall and had an unique confidence, always seeking to bring the victory to his team, by any way possible.

At the beggining of his career, unlike Franz 'Bimbo' Binder, Bican was far away from having a strong physic. Bican, on the other hand, was thin, agile & fast, very fast. He had a speed which was unsual to most footballers, always the number one in the speed tests of the Austrian National team. However, as Bican was getting older, he gained some mass and acquired a strong port, his resistance turned into one of his best weapons.

Bican had an aurea which overflowed while he was commanding the actions of the forward line. He dictated the plays, he controlled the forwards magnificently. His actions would launch the insiders, make an incisive run with his tremendous speed, or send a bomba shot. When Viennese public saw Bican, they had a picture of who was Alfréd Schaffer. His vision was outstanding, the perception of a true leader. 

Bican could play in any position of the forward line, he even played a few moments as a winger. Bican, however, undoubtedly succeed as centre-forward. The variaty of systems and adaptations of the forward which Bican played is notorious, yet the goal-scorer managed to achieve the highest class in any system.

    Skoumal         Bican         Ostermann

  Binder         Kaburek

S. K. Rapid's W-Formation.

Statistics

   
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season
matches
goals
club(s)
   

   
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1931/1932
10
12
S.K. Rapid Wien
   
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Wiener Liga I.
8
10
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Wiener Cup
2
2
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1932/1933
18
17
S.K. Rapid Wien
   
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Wiener Liga I.
16
11
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Wiener Cup
2
6
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1933/1934
30
35
S.K. Rapid Wien
   
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Wiener Liga I.
22
29
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Wiener Cup
5
5
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Mitropa Cup
3
1
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1934/1935
3
4
S.K. Rapid Wien
   
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Wiener Liga I.
3
4
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1935/1936
20
11
W.S.C. Admira Wien
   
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Wiener Liga I.
15
7
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Wiener Cup
3
2
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-
Mitropa Cup
2
2
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1936/1937
12
10
W.S.C. Admira Wien
   
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Wiener Liga I.
11
10
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-
Wiener Cup
1
0
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-
Mitropa Cup
0
0
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1936/1937
1
4
S.K. Slavia Praha
   
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Středočeský Pohár
1
4
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1937/1938
27
32
S.K. Slavia Praha
   
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Státní Liga
19
22
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Mitropa Cup
8
10
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1938/1939
22
31
S.K. Slavia Praha
   
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Státní Liga
20
29
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Mitropa Cup
2
2
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1939/1940
26
56
S.K. Slavia Praha
   
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Národní Liga
22
50
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-
Český Pohár
3
5
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-
Středočeský Pohár
1
1
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1940/1941
28
54
S.K. Slavia Praha
   
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Národní Liga
22
38
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-
Český Pohár
5
11
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-
Středočeský Pohár
1
5
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1941/1942
30
63
S.K. Slavia Praha
   
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Národní Liga
22
45
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Český Pohár
5
10
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-
Středočeský Pohár
3
8
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1942/1943
24
46
S.K. Slavia Praha
   
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Národní Liga
20
39
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Český Pohár
1
0
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-
Středočeský Pohár
3
7
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1943/1944
32
76
S.K. Slavia Praha
   
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Národní Liga
26
57
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Český Pohár
1
3
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Středočeský Pohár
5
16
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1944/1945
6
20
S.K. Slavia Praha
   
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Pohár Osvobození
6
20
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1945/1946
16
31
S.K. Slavia Praha
   
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Státní Liga
16
31
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1946/1947
23
43
S.K. Slavia Praha
   
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Státní Liga
23
43
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1947/1948
13
20
S.K. Slavia Praha
   
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Státní Liga
13
20
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1948/1949
7
21
S.K. Slavia Praha
   
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Státní Liga
7
21
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