Czech legend Josef Masopust dies aged 84
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Legendary Czech midfielder Josef Masopust, the 1962 Ballon d`Or winner, died aged 84 on Monday, following a long illness, Petr Prochazka from the Josef Masopust Friends Club told AFP.
On June 17, 1962, in Santiago, Masopust opened the score in the final, but Brazil came back to win 3-1.
He also played for the Czechoslovak team that won bronze at the 1960 Euro in France.
A devoted Dukla Prague player, Masopust made 63 international appearances and scored 10 goals for the Czechoslovak national team in 1954-1966.
He also coached the national team in 1984-1988.
In 2000, Masopust was honoured as the top Czech footballer of the 20th century.
Czechoslovakia split peacefully into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, four years after shedding its totalitarian Communist rule of four decades.