Josef Jelínek
Czech footballer (1941–2024)
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Josef Jelínek (9 January 1941 – 29 November 2024) was a Czech footballer who played as a forward. He made 10 appearances for the Czechoslovakia national team, scoring twice.[1]
Date of birth
9 January 1941
Place of birth
Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Date of death
29 November 2024 (aged 83)
Place of death
Czech Republic
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Jelínek in 1962 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 January 1941 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 November 2024 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1958 | ČAFC Prague | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1958–1967 | Dukla Prague | 144 | (41) | ||||||||||||||
| 1967–1969 | VTŽ Chomutov | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1971 | Go Ahead Eagles | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1973–1975 | Bohemians Prague | 33 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1962 | Czechoslovakia | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Life and career
Jelínek was a participant in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where Czechoslovakia won the silver medal. He was the last surviving Czechoslovak player who participated in the 1962 World Cup final.
In his country he spent his best years playing for Dukla Prague.[2] He won the Czechoslovak First League five times with Dukla; and the Czechoslovak Cup three times.
He had a spell with Go Ahead Eagles in the Dutch Eredivisie.[3]
Jelínek died on 29 November 2024, at the age of 83.[4][5][6]
