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Josef Masopust
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Josef Masopust was a male association football player and coach born in Most in 1931. He held citizenship in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, speaking Czech. His playing career, which began in 1950, included stints with K.V.V. Crossing Elewijt, FK Teplice, and Dukla Prague. He also represented the Czechoslovakia men's national association football team as a midfielder.
Masopust participated in the 1958 and 1962 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 1960 European Nations' Cup. He received the Ballon d'Or, the UEFA President's Award, and the Czech Medal of Merit. He was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. Masopust died in Prague in 2015 due to disease, with natural causes listed as the manner of death. He is buried at Vyšehrad cemetery.
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Josef
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Czech Republic
- Place of birth
- Most
- Place of death
- Prague
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Political party
- Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Participant in
- 1960 European Nations' Cup
- Field of work
- association football
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Czechoslovakia men's national association football team
- Position played
- midfielder
- Country for sport
- Czechoslovakia
- Image
- Josef Masopust (2011).jpg
- Height
- 177
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- Commons category
- Josef Masopust
- date of birth
- 1931-02-09
- date of death
- 2015-06-29
- cause of death
- disease
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- place of burial
- Vyšehrad cemetery
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
* 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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