Josef Vojta (19 April 1935 – 6 March 2023)[1] was a Czechoslovak football player.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 April 1935 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 March 2023 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1960–1968 | Sparta Prague | 351 | (77) | ||||||||||||||
| 1968–1971 | FC Chomutov | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1966 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career
editHis youth football career started in FK Ústí nad Labem. During his professional club career he played most of the time (1960–1968) for Sparta Prague in Czechoslovak First League. Between 1960 and 1968 he made 351 league appearances and scored 77 goals from his position of midfielder. He earned 13 caps and scored 3 goals for the Czechoslovakia national team, and was part of the bronze team at the UEFA Euro 1960, and also won a silver medal in Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Vojta was famous for his hard style of playing – he was the "hardest footballer" in the 1960s in Czechoslovakia. And also, he was famous for his versatility, because his position on field could be attacker or midfielder same as defender. After leaving Sparta Prague in 1968, he played in FK Chomutov, FK Meteor Prague and other smaller Czech football clubs. He ended up with his professional career in the end of 1970s. Vojta still played football for Formal Sparta Prague players team. In 2010, he was elected to Sparta Prague Hall of Fame.
Honours
editSparta Prague
Czechoslovakia
- UEFA Euro 1960: Bronze medal
- 1964 Summer Olympics: Silver medal
References
edit- ^ "Zemřel Josef Vojta" (in Czech). AC Sparta Prague. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
External links
edit- Josef Vojta at FAČR (in Czech)
- Josef Vojta at EU-Football.info
- Interview with Josef Vojta (Czech)
- Josef Vojta at Olympics.com
- Josef Vojta at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
