Josef Kratochvíl known as Kráťa (9 February 1905 – 8 July 1984) was a

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. He played 20 games and scored 4 goals for the Czechoslovakia national football team. He was also part of Czechoslovakia's squad at the 1924 Olympics, but he did not play in any matches. At the end of his active football career Kratochvíl moved to Switzerland in 1931. He joined

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's first team during their 1931–32 season soon after

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had taken over as coach. Haftl and Kratochvíl had played together for

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in 1930. Kratochvíl played just two matches for Basel, the first being the test match on New Year's Day 1932 as the team lost 3–4 against

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. Kratochvíl also played one domestic league match for the club, this being the home game in the Landhof on 24 January as Basel were defeated 0–3 by

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Sources

* Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. * Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel.
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