Josef Čapek (footballer)
Encyclopedia
Josef Čapek was a Czech footballer that played for SK Slavia Prague, SK Kladno
and the Czechoslovak national team
.
(named Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes back then) playing with FK Vojvodina
, a club with traditional connection with Slavia Prague. He returned to Slavia and stayed all the way until 1928 winning with them the first edition of the Czechoslovak First League
in 1925.
In 1927 he moved to another Czechoslovak First League club, SK Kladno
, where he will play intil 1931.
on 7 occasions having scored 8 goals. His debut was on July 1, 1923, in a friendly match against Romania (a 6-0 win, with Čapek scoring twice) and his fairway match was on October 28, 1926 in a friendly match against Italy (a 3-1 win, with Čapek scoring again twice). He was member of the Czechoslovak squad at the 1924 Olympics
having played as number 10 in the first match against Turkey in a 5-2 win with him scoring the fifth goal, and in the second match against Switzerland, that ended with a 1-1 draw. Two days later a second match was played against Switzerland with Čapek being a non-used substitute and with Czechoslovakia ending eliminated by 0-1.
SK Kladno
Sportovní klub Kladno, commonly known as SK Kladno or Kladno, is an football club from Kladno, Czech Republic. It was founded on February 15th 1903. The team plays at the Stadion Františka Kloze, named after legendary player of this club František Kloz...
and the Czechoslovak national team
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
.
Career
Born in 1902, he begin playing with Slavia Prague since 1919. In 1920 Čapek had a short spell in YugoslaviaKingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
(named Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes back then) playing with FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...
, a club with traditional connection with Slavia Prague. He returned to Slavia and stayed all the way until 1928 winning with them the first edition of the Czechoslovak First League
Czechoslovak First League
The Czechoslovak First League was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed Gauliga Sudetenland and Gauliga Böhmen und Mähren leagues on occupied territories...
in 1925.
In 1927 he moved to another Czechoslovak First League club, SK Kladno
SK Kladno
Sportovní klub Kladno, commonly known as SK Kladno or Kladno, is an football club from Kladno, Czech Republic. It was founded on February 15th 1903. The team plays at the Stadion Františka Kloze, named after legendary player of this club František Kloz...
, where he will play intil 1931.
National team
He represented the Czechoslovak national teamCzechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
on 7 occasions having scored 8 goals. His debut was on July 1, 1923, in a friendly match against Romania (a 6-0 win, with Čapek scoring twice) and his fairway match was on October 28, 1926 in a friendly match against Italy (a 3-1 win, with Čapek scoring again twice). He was member of the Czechoslovak squad at the 1924 Olympics
Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, Uruguay dominated the Football tournament winning the Gold.-Amateur Status:In 1921, the Belgium Football Association first allowed for payments to players for time lost from work; in the months that followed four other Associations permitted similar...
having played as number 10 in the first match against Turkey in a 5-2 win with him scoring the fifth goal, and in the second match against Switzerland, that ended with a 1-1 draw. Two days later a second match was played against Switzerland with Čapek being a non-used substitute and with Czechoslovakia ending eliminated by 0-1.
External links
- Josef Čapek at National-Football-Teams