Josef Masopust

Josef Masopust

Masopust with the 1962 Ballon d'Or
Personal information
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(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1945–1950	ZSJ Uhlomost Most
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1952	ZSJ Technomat Teplice	54	(10)
1952–1968	Dukla Prague	386	(79)
1968–1970	Crossing Molenbeek	43	(9)
Total		483	(98)
International career
1954–1966	Czechoslovakia	63	(10)
Managerial career
1973–1976	Dukla Prague
1976–1980	Zbrojovka Brno
1980–1984	Hasselt
1984–1987	Czechoslovakia
1988–1991	Indonesia U19
1992	Zbrojovka Brno
1993–1996	FK Pelikán Děčín
Medal record Men's football Representing  Czechoslovakia Central European International Cup 1955-60 Central European International Cup UEFA European Championship 1960 France FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1962 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[1] He was capped 63 times, scoring ten goals for his national team.^[2]

He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1962. In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, Masopust was selected as his country's Golden Player by the Football Association of the Czech Republic as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. He is regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time.