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A 1934 World Cup runners-up medal awarded to the Czechoslovakia footballer Josef Kostalec, the FIFA medal with figure of Victory to the obverse, the r

Hammer Price:
£9,500
Estimated Price:

£5,000 - £7,000

A 1934 World Cup runners-up medal awarded to the Czechoslovakia footballer Josef Kostalec, the FIFA medal with figure of Victory to the obverse, the reverse inscribed WORLD'S CUP, ROMA, GIUGNO 1934 Josef Kostalek (1909-1971), Czech footballer, having played for Sparta Prague from 1929 to 1945, Sparta Povazska Bystricia from 1945 to 1946 and SK Rakovnik from 1946 to 1951. His international career spanned from 1930 to 1939, with 43 appearances scoring 2 goals, with the Czechoslovakia reaching the 1934 World Cup final against Italy at the Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome, with Italy winning 2-1.