Josef Jindřišek (born 14 February 1981) is a

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professional

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who plays as a defender for

Bohemians 1905 Bohemians Praha 1905 (previously named FC Bohemians Praha) is a Prague-based football club, which was founded in 1905 as AFK Vršovice. The club won the 1982–83 Czechoslovak First League, its only league championship. Its colours are green a ...

. With more than 400 caps, he is a legend of the

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and of

. He is also one of the oldest players that appeared in the league. On 30 April 2023 Jindřišek's goal from penalty supported the 4–1 win against

FK Jablonec FK Jablonec () is a Czech professional football club based in Jablonec nad Nisou. The club has played in the top league of Czech football, Czech First League, since 1994. History Jablonec played its first season of top league football in the 197 ...

, raising the record for the oldest scorer to 42 years, 2 months, 16 days of age. In May 2023 Jindřišek was awarded as the personality of the

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season by League Football Association (LFA). On 22 October 2023, Jindřišek became the oldest player in the Czech First League when he started in the away match against Jablonec 0–1 at the age of 42 years, 8 months and 8 days.

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Figure of the Year: 2019–20

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* * * 1981 births Living people People from Jablonec nad Nisou District Czech men's footballers Czech First League players Bohemians 1905 players FK Jablonec players SK Sigma Olomouc players Men's association football defenders {{CzechRepublic-footy-defender-stub