| Josef Čapek | |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Prague, Austro-Hungary |
| Death Place: | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 1914–1915 |
| Youthclubs1: | Viktoria Žižkov |
| Youthyears2: | 1915–1919 |
| Youthclubs2: | Slavia Prague |
| Years1: | 1919 |
| Clubs1: | Slavia Prague |
| Caps1: | 19 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 1920 |
| Clubs2: | Vojvodina |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 1921–1927 |
| Clubs3: | Slavia Prague |
| Caps3: | 129 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Years4: | 1928–1931 |
| Clubs4: | Kladno |
| Caps4: | 54 |
| Goals4: | 12 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1923–1926 |
| Nationalteam1: | Czechoslovakia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
| Manageryears1: | 1941–1946 |
| Managerclubs1: | Polaban Nymburk |
Josef Čapek (1 August 1902 – 5 May 1983[1]) was a Czech footballer who played for SK Slavia Prague, SK Kladno and the Czechoslovak national team.[2]
Born in Prague[3] in 1902, he begin playing with Viktoria Žižkov in 1914[4] but in 1915 he joined the youth team of Slavia Prague.[5] In 1920 Čapek had a short spell in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia playing with FK Vojvodina,[6] a club with traditional connection with Slavia Prague. He returned to Slavia and stayed until 1928, winning the first edition of the Czechoslovak First League with them in 1925.[7]
In 1927 he moved to another Czechoslovak First League club, SK Kladno, where he played until 1931.
He later coached Polaban Nymburk between 1941 and 1946.[4]
He represented the Czechoslovakia national team on seven occasions, scoring eight goals. His debut was on 1 July 1923, in a friendly match against Romania (a 6–0 win, with Čapek scoring twice) and his farewell match was on 28 October 1926 in a friendly match against Italy (a 3–1 win, with Čapek again scoring twice).[8] He was member of the Czechoslovakia squad at the 1924 Olympics having played as number 10 in the first match against Turkey in a 5–2 win with him scoring the fifth goal,[9] and in the second match against Switzerland, that ended with a 1–1 draw.[10] Two days later a second match was played against Switzerland with Čapek being an unused substitute and ending with Czechoslovakia losing 0–1.