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Josef Masopust

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Josef Masopust

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Czech footballer (1931-2015)

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Key facts

1992
Zbrojovka Brno
Date of birth
( 1931-02-09 ) 9 February 1931
Place of birth
Střimice , Czechoslovakia
Date of death
29 June 2015 (2015-06-29) (aged 84)
Place of death
Prague , Czech Republic
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position
Midfielder
1945 1950
ZSJ Uhlomost Most
Years
Team
1950 1952
ZSJ Technomat Teplice
1952 1968
Dukla Prague
1968 1970
Crossing Molenbeek
1954 1966
Czechoslovakia
1973 1976
Dukla Prague
1976 1980
Zbrojovka Brno
1980 1984
Hasselt
1984 1987
Czechoslovakia
1988 1991
Indonesia U19

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* Club domestic league appearances and goals

(l-r) Zdeněk Nehoda, Masopust and Ivo Viktor in 1974 Bobby Moore (left) vs. Masopust at the 1963 England v Rest of the World football match Josef Masopust (9 February 1931 – 29 June 2015) was a Czech football player and coach. He played as midfielder and was a key player for Czechoslovakia, helping them reach the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final. He was capped 63 times, scoring ten goals for his national team.

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