| Josef Jelínek | |
| Birth Date: | 1941 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Death Place: | Czech Republic |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 1950–1958 |
| Youthclubs1: | ČAFC Prague |
| Years1: | 1958–1967 |
| Clubs1: | Dukla Prague |
| Caps1: | 144 |
| Goals1: | 41 |
| Years2: | 1967–1969 |
| Clubs2: | VTŽ Chomutov |
| Years3: | 1970–1971 |
| Clubs3: | Go Ahead Eagles |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 1973–1975 |
| Clubs4: | Bohemians Prague |
| Caps4: | 33 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1961–1962 |
| Nationalteam1: | Czechoslovakia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Josef Jelínek (9 January 1941 – 29 November 2024) was a Czech footballer who played as a forward. He made 10 appearances for the Czechoslovakia national team, scoring twice.[1]
Jelínek was a participant in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where Czechoslovakia won the silver medal. He was the last surviving Czechoslovakian player who participated in the 1962 World Cup final.
In his country he spent his best years playing for Dukla Prague.[2] He won the Czechoslovak First League five times with Dukla; and the Czechoslovak Cup for the three times.
He had a spell with Go Ahead Eagles in the Dutch Eredivisie.[3]
Jelínek died on 29 November 2024, at the age of 83.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]