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Josef Jelínek
Jelínek in 1962
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-01-09) 9 January 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1950–1958 ČAFC Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
1958–1967 Dukla Prague 144 (41)
1967–1970 VTŽ Chomutov
1970–1972 Go Ahead Eagles
1972–1975 Bohemians Prague
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 (born 9 January 1941) is a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 10 matches and scored 2 goals. [1]

He was a participant in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where Czechoslovakia won the silver medal. He is now 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 for the three times.

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