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Josef Masopust

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. [1]

In 1962, Masopust led the Czechoslovakia team that reached the 1962 FIFA World Cup final, losing to Brazil. Overall, he was capped 63 times for his country, scoring ten goals (he also played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup). Masopust spent his club career with Dukla Prague. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.

External links

* Short biography (in Czech)
* UEFA.com's article on Czech Republic's Golden Player



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