| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Most, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1945–1950 | Banik Most | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1950–1952 | Vodotechna Teplice | ||
| 1952–1968 | Dukla Prague | ||
| 1968–1970 | Crossing Molenbeek | ||
| National team | |||
| 1954–1966 | Czechoslovakia | 63 (10) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1973–1976 | Dukla Prague | ||
| 1976–1980 | Zbrojovka Brno | ||
| 1980–1984 | Hasselt | ||
| 1984–1987 | Czechoslovakia | ||
| 1988–1991 | Indonesia Olympic team | ||
| 1992 | Zbrojovka Brno | ||
| 1993–1996 | Diecin | ||
| *
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league
only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Josef Masopust (born February 9, 1931 in Most) is a Czechoslovakian former football player and coach. He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1962. In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of the Czech Republic by the Football Association of the Czech Republic as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years. He played as midfielder and was an indispensable player for Czechoslovakia. [1] He capped 63 times, scoring 10 goals for his country.[2]
In 1962, Masopust led the Czechoslovakia team that reached the 1962 FIFA World Cup final, losing to Brazil. He scored in the Final and Czechoslovakia took the lead, Brazil however came back to win 3-1. Because of his performance at the World Cup Finals, he was named European Footballer of the Year in 1962. Overall, he was capped 63 times for his country, scoring ten goals (he also played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup). In Europe, he took Czechoslovakia to third place at the 1960 UEFA European Football Championship.
Masopust's first club was lowly Most, but FK Teplice signed him as a 19-year-old left-half and gave him his top-flight debut. Then, in 1952, he joined Dukla Prague. They won eight league championships. When he eventually went abroad in 1968, he helped Crossing Molenbeek win promotion to the Belgian first division as player-coach. His coaching career continued at Dukla, yet his greatest achievement on the bench was winning the Czech league with Zbrojovka Brno in 1978. Later, in the 1980s, he led the Czechoslovakian national football team before a spell in Indonesia.
He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
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| Josef Masopust | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Josef Masopust |
| Date of birth | 9 February 1931 |
| Place of birth | Most, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Playing position | Midfielder (retired) |
| Senior clubs | |
| Years | Club |
| 1950-1952 1952-1968 1968-1970 | Vodotechna Teplice Dukla Prague Crossing Molenbeek |
| National team | |
| 1954-1966 | Czechoslovakia |
| Teams managed | |
| 1973-1976 1976-1980 1980-1984 1984-1987 1988-1991 1992 1993-1996 | Dukla Prague Zbrojovka Brno Hasselt Czechoslovakia Indonesia U-23 Zbrojovka Brno Diecin |
Josef Masopust (born 9 February 1931) is a former Czech football player. He has played for Czechoslovakia national team.
| Czechoslovakia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1954 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | 10 | 2 |
| 1957 | 6 | 0 |
| 1958 | 10 | 2 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | 6 | 2 |
| 1961 | 7 | 1 |
| 1962 | 11 | 3 |
| 1963 | 4 | 0 |
| 1964 | 4 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 63 | 10 |
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