Josef Vojta

Josef Vojta

Personal information
Full name	Josef Vojta
Date of birth	(1935-04-19) 19 April 1935
Place of birth	Plzeň
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1968	Sparta Prague	351	(77)
1968–1971	FC Chomutov	?	(?)
International career
1960–1966	Czechoslovakia	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
	1964 Tokyo	Football

Josef Vojta (born 19 April 1935) was a former Czechoslovakian football player.

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

Winner:

• Czechoslovak First League: (2) 1964-65, 1966-67,
• Czechoslovak Cup: (1) 1964,
• Mitropa Cup: (1) 1964,

Czechoslovakia national football team

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

External links

• Josef Vojta international stats at the Football Association of the Czech Republic website (Czech)
• Josef Vojta international stats (English)
• Interview with Josef Vojta (Czech)