Josef Košťálek

Josef Košťálek (31 August 1909 – 21 November 1971) was a Czech footballer.

Josef Košťálek

Josef Košťálek at Mitropa Cup 1930
Personal information
Date of birth	(1909-08-31)31 August 1909
Place of birth	Kročehlavy, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	21 November 1971(1971-11-21) (aged 62)
Place of death	Czechoslovakia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
–1929	SK Kročehlavy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1929–1945	Sparta Prague
1945–1946	Sparta Považská Bystrica
1946–1951	SK Rakovník
International career
1930–1939	Czechoslovakia	43	(2)
Managerial career
1957–1958	Baník Kladno
Medal record Representing  Czechoslovakia Men's Football FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1934 Italy
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

He played for AC Sparta Prague and the Czechoslovakia national football team, for whom he played 43 matches, scoring two goals, and appeared in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups. In 1938, he scored in extra time against the Netherlands to put Czechoslovakia into the quarterfinals.^[1]