Josef Novák
Czech footballer (born 1956)
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Josef Novák (born 29 July 1956) is a retired football defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 July 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Žacléř, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1988 | Dukla Prague | 199 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1987 | Czechoslovakia | 12 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During his club career, Novák played solely for Dukla Prague, for whom he made 199 Czechoslovak First League appearances, and scored 6 goals. He won league titles in 1978–79 and 1981–82, as well as the Czechoslovak Cup in 1982–83 and 1984–85.
Internationally Novák amassed 12 caps for the Czechoslovakia national team, scoring 2 goals.[1] He scored his first national team goal in the final match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2 in Munich against West Germany, which finished 2–2.[2] His second goal came in a 1–1 friendly draw against Australia in Melbourne in August 1986.[3]
