Josef Novák (born 29 July 1956) is a retired

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defender. During his club career, Novák played solely for

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, for whom he made 199

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appearances, and scored 6 goals. He won league titles in 1978–79 and 1981–82, as well as the

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in 1982–83 and 1984–85. Internationally Novák amassed 12 caps for the Czechoslovakia national team, scoring 2 goals. He scored his first national team goal in the final match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2 in Munich against

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, which finished 2–2. His second goal came in a 1–1 friendly draw against

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in Melbourne in August 1986.

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* * 1956 births Living people People from Trutnov District Czech men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Czechoslovak First League players Dukla Prague footballers {{Czechoslovakia-footy-bio-stub