PLAYER DETAILS
Josef Masopust profile
- Club
- _Deceased Soccer
- Position
- Midfielder
- Nationality
- Czechia
- Date of birth
- 1931-02-08
- Birthplace
- Střimice, Czechoslovakia
- Height
- 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Josef Masopust
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.
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.