Josef Masopust

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Josef Masopust was a legendary Czechoslovak midfielder, Ballon d'Or winner, and key figure in his country's run to the 1962 FIFA World Cup final.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf association football player
human
midfielder
awardReceived Ballon d'Or NERFINISHED
Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year NERFINISHED
European Footballer of the Year NERFINISHED
Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) NERFINISHED
Medal of Merit (Czech Republic), 1st grade NERFINISHED
Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk NERFINISHED
UEFA Jubilee Awards – Golden Player of the Czech Republic NERFINISHED
UEFA President's Award NERFINISHED
World Soccer World XI selection NERFINISHED
BallonDorYear 1962
clubAppearancesForDuklaPrague 386
clubGoalsForDuklaPrague 79
countryOfCitizenship Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
dateOfBirth 1931-02-09
dateOfDeath 2015-06-29
hallOfFame Czech Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
FIFA 100 list NERFINISHED
leagueTitlesWonWithDuklaPrague 8
managedTeam Czechoslovakia national football team NERFINISHED
Dukla Prague NERFINISHED
Zbrojovka Brno NERFINISHED
memberOfSportsTeam Czechoslovakia national football team NERFINISHED
Dukla Prague NERFINISHED
FK Teplice NERFINISHED
Zbrojovka Brno NERFINISHED
name Josef Masopust NERFINISHED
nationalTeam Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
nationalTeamAppearances 63
nationalTeamGoals 10
notableFor key figure in Czechoslovakia's run to the 1962 FIFA World Cup final
occupation football manager
football player
participantIn 1958 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
1960 European Nations' Cup NERFINISHED
1962 FIFA World Cup
1964 European Nations' Cup NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
Most District NERFINISHED
Střimice NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Czech Republic NERFINISHED
Prague NERFINISHED
positionPlayed central midfielder
left half
scoredIn 1962 FIFA World Cup final NERFINISHED
sportsDiscipline association football
styleOfPlay box-to-box midfielder
elegant playmaker
teamAchieved 1962 FIFA World Cup runners-up

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