Jozef Karel (13 September 1922 in Humenné â 26 September 2005 in Koà ¡ice) was a Slovak football player and coach. A midfielder, he played for SAC SeÃÂovce, Snaha Koà ¡ice, Slávia Preà ¡ov, à  K Bratislava and shortly for Red Star Saint-Ouen on a loan. He was selected to the France Football Top 20 Midfielders on the World in 1965.
Karel made one appearance for the First Slovak Republic in 1944 and seven appearances for the Czechoslovakia national team.
He started his managing career in Pieà ¡à ¥any where he spent two years and he went on with his work in Preà ¡ov, Jednota Koà ¡ice (he led to the First League), Slavoj Trebià ¡ov, Martin, C.D. Saprissa (he won the title) and Kuwait.