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Czech Republic · 1960s

Josef Masopust

Icon CM, also CDM, CAM Right-footed box-to-boxleader
Rating
87
Caps
63
Goals
10
Life
1931–2015
Clubs
FK Teplice, Dukla Prague, K.V.V. Crossing Elewijt
Honours
Ballon d'Or
#6
Editorial rank of 33 for Czech Republic
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Czech football's greatest midfield legend, he earned the Ballon d'Or in 1962 and steered his nation to the World Cup final that same year. Career record: 63 caps and 10 goals for Czech Republic; club career at FK Teplice, Dukla Prague, K.V.V. Crossing Elewijt; honours include Ballon d'Or.

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Career record

1950–1952FK Teplice
1952–1968Dukla Prague
1968–1970K.V.V. Crossing Elewijt
Czech Republic63 caps, 10 goals

Shared the era

Czech Republic legends whose careers overlapped Masopust's

The world's great CMs

Around Masopust in the almanac

One rank above: Antonín Panenka at #5.

One rank below: Karel Poborský at #7.

Czech Republic's editorial top five: Josef Bican · Pavel Nedvěd · Petr Čech · František Plánička · Antonín Panenka.