Josef Košťálek
Josef Košťálek | ||
![]() Josef Košťálek (1930)
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Personnel | ||
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birthday | August 31, 1909 | |
place of birth | Kročehlavy , Austria-Hungary | |
date of death | November 21, 1971 | |
Place of death | Czechoslovakia | |
position | midfield | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
19 ?? - 1929 | SK Kročehlavy | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1929-1945 | Sparta Prague | |
1945-1946 | Sparta Povážská Bystrica | |
1946-1951 | SK Rakovník | |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1930-1939 | Czechoslovakia | 43 (2) |
Stations as a trainer | ||
Years | station | |
1945-1946 | Sparta Povážská Bystrica (player- coach ) | |
1946-1951 | SK Rakovník (player-coach) | |
1957-1958 | SONP Kladno | |
1 Only league games are given. |
Josef Košťálek (born August 31, 1909 in Kročehlavy , † November 21, 1971 ) was a Czech football player and football coach . With Czechoslovakia he became vice world champion in 1934 .
Club career
Košťálek started playing football at SK Kročehlavy . In 1929 he was signed by Sparta Prague , to which he remained loyal throughout his career, apart from his years as a player- coach. First used as a striker, then as a right midfielder , Košťálek won the national championship with Sparta in 1932, 1936, 1938 and 1939, and the Mitropa Cup in 1935 .
National team
Josef Košťálek made his debut in the Czechoslovak national team on May 11, 1930, the ČSR won 3-2 in Paris against France . In the seventh minute Košťálek scored the Czechoslovak leadership.
In 1934 he took part in the World Cup in Italy . Czechoslovakia reached the final, in which they were defeated by the hosts 2-1 after extra time. The offensive player was also present at the World Cup in France in 1938. However, the Czechoslovaks failed in the second round in the replay against Brazil . In the opening game against the Netherlands , which ended 3-0 after extra time, Košťálek scored his second goal in the national dress.
Košťálek played his last of a total of 43 international matches on October 22, 1939, Czechoslovakia played in Prague against Ostmark, at least according to the Czech association, 5-5.
Trainer
Košťálek left Prague after the Second World War and was player- coach at Sparta Povážská Bystrica for one season . From 1946 to 1951 he held the same position at SK Rakovník . In the season 1957/58 he trained SONP Kladno .
Web links and sources
- Sport in Kladno - Soccer - Famous Players
- International match statistics on fotbal.cz (Czech)
- Karel Vaněk a kol. (Ed.): Malá encyklopedie fotbalu. Olympia, Prague 1984.
Individual evidence
- ↑ It was a game against Vienna A, but the Czech association counts it as an official international game against Ostmark
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Košťálek, Josef |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech soccer player and soccer coach |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1909 |
DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 1971 |