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]
 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(s) | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
Jelínek was a participant in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where Czechoslovakia won the silver medal. He was the last surviving Czechoslovakian 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][7][8][9]
References
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- ^ "FOTBAL.CZ – Reprezentace A – statistiky". fotbal.cz.
- ^ Hall of Fame Dukla Praha Archived 9 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine. fkdukla.cz
- ^ Josef Jelínek Eredivisie stats at Voetbalstats (in Dutch)
- ^ "Josef Jelínek * 1941 †︎ 2024". Memory of Nations. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Bartošová, Michaela (30 November 2024). "Český fotbal truchlí: Zemřel Josef Jelínek, legenda Dukly a hrdina mistrovství světa v Chile" [Czech football mourns: Josef Jelínek, Dukla legend and hero of the World Cup in Chile, has died]. CNN Prima News (in Czech). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ iDNES.cz, ČTK (30 November 2024). "Zemřel Josef Jelínek, účastník stříbrného fotbalového mistrovství světa v Chile". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Zemřel Josef Jelínek, fotbalový vicemistr světa a pětinásobný ligový šampion - Sport.cz". www.sport.cz (in Czech). 30 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Český fotbal pláče: Zemřel stříbrný hrdina Jelínek (†83)". Blesk sport (in Czech). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Odešla legenda. Zemřel Josef Jelínek, stříbrný medailista z Chile | Aktuálně.cz". Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje (in Czech). 30 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
External links
edit- Josef Jelínek at Soccerway.com
- Josef Jelínek at WorldFootball.net
- Josef Jelínek at National-Football-Teams.com
- Josef Jelínek at FBref.com
- Josef Jelínek at EU-Football.info
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