Tomáš Pospíchal
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Tomáš Pospíchal | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Pudlov, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Date of death | 21 October 2003 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1945–1950 | SK Přerov | ||
| 1950–1951 | Sokol Telč | ||
| 1951–1952 | Sokol OKD Ostrava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1955 | Baník Vítkovice | ||
| 1955–1956 | Tankista Praha | ||
| 1956–1957 | Dukla Pardubice | ||
| 1957–1964 | FC Baník Ostrava | 68 | (18) |
| 1964–1968 | Sparta Prague | ||
| 1968–1971 | FC Rouen | ||
| National team | |||
| 1956–1965 | Czechoslovakia | 26 | (8) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1972–1975 | Baník Ostrava | ||
| 1975–1977 | Škoda Plzeň | ||
| 1977–1987 | Bohemians Praha | ||
| 1987–1988 | Slavia Prague | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Tomáš Pospíchal (26 June 1936 in Pudlov - 21 October 2003 in Prague) was a Czech football player.
Pospíchal played for several clubs, including TJ Vítkovice (1952–1955), Baník Ostrava (1957–1964), Sparta Prague (1964–1968) and FC Rouen (1968–1971).
He played for Czechoslovakia national team (26 matches and 8 goals), and was a participant at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where he played in the last three matches.
After ending his career as a player he started coaching. Pospíchal coached several top Czech clubs, including Baník Ostrava (1972–1975), Bohemians Praha (1977–1987) and Slavia Prague (1987–1988). He won Czechoslovak League with Bohemians in 1983.
Pospíchal is credited with his famous saying: "Football has no logic" (Fotbal nemá logiku).
References
- Tomáš Pospíchal international stats at the Football Association of the Czech Republic website (Czech)
- (Czech) Profile at SK Slavia Praha
- (German) Profile at weltfussball.de
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