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Josef Jelínek
Jelínek in 1962
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-01-09)9 January 1941
Place of birth Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Date of death 29 November 2024(2024-11-29) (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
Men's football
Representing  Czechoslovakia
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1962 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 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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  1. ^ "FOTBAL.CZ – Reprezentace A – statistiky". fotbal.cz.
  2. ^ Hall of Fame Dukla Praha Archived 9 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine. fkdukla.cz
  3. ^ Josef Jelínek Eredivisie stats at Voetbalstats (in Dutch)
  4. ^ "Josef Jelínek * 1941 †︎ 2024". Memory of Nations. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ iDNES.cz, ČTK (30 November 2024). "Zemřel Josef Jelínek, účastník stříbrného fotbalového mistrovství světa v Chile". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Zemřel Josef Jelínek, fotbalový vicemistr světa a pětinásobný ligový šampion - Sport.cz". www.sport.cz (in Czech). 30 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Český fotbal pláče: Zemřel stříbrný hrdina Jelínek (†83)". Blesk sport (in Czech). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  9. ^ "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.
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