Július Korostelev (19 June 1923 – 18 October 2006) was a Czechoslovak football player and manager born in Turčiansky Svätý Martin (in modern-day Slovakia) who played as a midfielder. Although Korostelev started his career with SK Bratislava, he played the majority of his football in Italy, with clubs such as Juventus, Atalanta, Reggina and Parma.

Július Korostelev
Personal information
Full name Július Korostelev
Date of birth (1923-06-19)19 June 1923
Place of birth Turčiansky Svätý Martin, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 18 October 2006(2006-10-18) (aged 83)
Position(s) Left Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–46 SK Bratislava
1946–47 Juventus[2] 30 (15)
1947–1949 Atalanta 36 (9)
1949–1951 Reggina 52 (22)
1951–1956 Parma 114 (49)
1956–1957 Mantova 1 (0)
International career
1946 Czechoslovakia[1] 1 (0)
Managerial career
1961 Juventus
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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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