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Josef Vojta (born 19 April 1935) is a former Czechoslovak football player.

Josef Vojta

Personal information
Full name	Josef Vojta
Date of birth	(1935-04-19) 19 April 1935 (age 87)
Place of birth	Plzeň
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1968	Sparta Prague	351	(77)
1968–1971	FC Chomutov	?	(?)
National team
1960–1966	Czechoslovakia	7	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Czechoslovakia Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His youth football career started in Usti 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 football 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. Josef Vojta was famous for his hard style of playing – he was the "hardest footballer" in 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. Josef Vojta still plays football until now for Formal Sparta Prague players team. In 2010, he was elected to Sparta Prague Hall of Fame.

Honours

Sparta Prague

• Czechoslovak First League: 1964–65, 1966–67
• Czechoslovak Cup: 1964
• Mitropa Cup: 1964

Czechoslovakia national football team

• UEFA Euro 1960: Bronze medal
• 1964 Summer Olympics: Silver medal

External links

• Josef Vojta at FAČR (in Czech)
• Josef Vojta international stats (English)
• Interview with Josef Vojta (Czech)
• Josef Vojta at the International Olympic Committee
• Josef Vojta at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Josef Vojta

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[fr] Josef Vojta

Josef Vojta (né le 19 avril 1935 à Plzeň à l'époque en Tchécoslovaquie, aujourd'hui en République tchèque) est un joueur de football international tchécoslovaque (tchèque) qui évoluait au poste de milieu de terrain.

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[it] Josef Vojta

Josef Vojta (19 aprile 1935) è un ex calciatore cecoslovacco, di ruolo centrocampista.

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[ru] Войта, Йозеф

Йозеф Войта (чеш. Josef Vojta; род. 19 апреля 1935) — чехословацкий футболист, выступал за сборную Чехословакии. Бронзовый призёр чемпионата Европы 1960. Серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1964.

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