Július Korostelev (19 June 1923 – 18 October 2006) was a
Czechoslovak
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**First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38)
**Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39)
**Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60)
** Fourth Czechoslovak Repu ...
football player and manager born in
Turčiansky Svätý Martin (in modern-day
Slovakia
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) who played as a
midfielder
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. Although Korostelev started his career with
SK Bratislava, he played the majority of his football in Italy, with clubs such as
Juventus
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,
Atalanta
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,
Reggina and
Parma
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.
For a brief time in 1961, Korostelev returned to Juventus as a manager, however only for the first two matches of the season before
Carlo Parola returned.
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Mention of Július Korostelev's death
1923 births
2006 deaths
Sportspeople from Martin, Slovakia
Footballers from the Žilina Region
Slovak men's footballers
Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers
Slovak football managers
Czechoslovak men's footballers
Czechoslovak football managers
Juventus FC players
Atalanta BC players
AS Reggina 1914 players
Parma Calcio 1913 players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Czechoslovakia men's international footballers
ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Men's association football midfielders
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