Jozef Obert (4 January 1938 – 18 October 2020), nicknamed ''Joschi'' during his career in

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, was a Slovak

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striker and later

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. He played for Slovan Bratislava,

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, Tatran Prešov and

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. He scored 92 goals at the

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. He died 18 October 2020 in Bratislava. Obert earned four

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for the

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and debuted against

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on 30 August 1958. His grandson Adam Obert is a defender playing for

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