Book – J. Nálepa, I Portrayed S. Dalí, dedication to J. Masopust and drawings, 1995

Product detailed description

Condition: as found, good, dust jacket badly damaged

Size: 18 cm x 25 cm

The author, Josef Nálepa, is the sculptor of the Josef Masopust statue.

Provenance: family of Josef Masopust

Press: http://www.sestka.cz/2012/6/prvni-socha-fotbalisty-bude-stat-na-julisce

Wikipedia: Josef Masopust (9 February 1931, Střimice near Most – 29 June 2015, Prague) was a Czechoslovak footballer and coach. In 1962 he received the Ballon d'Or for the best European footballer. The Football Association of the Czech Republic named him the best Czech footballer of the last 50 years. In 2000 he won the poll for Czech Football Personality of the Century and shortly afterwards experts voted him the Czech Footballer of the Century. In 2004 Pelé named him one of the 125 greatest living footballers. He was included in the UEFA Jubilee 52 Golden Players list.

Since 2009 the stadium in Most has been named after him (Josef Masopust Football Stadium). In May 2012 a statue of him was unveiled at the Dukla Prague stadium at Juliska in Prague 6.