Tomáš Pospíchal

Tomáš Pospíchal

Pospíchal in 1962
Personal information
Full name	Tomáš Pospíchal
Date of birth	26 June 1936
Place of birth	Pudlov, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	21 October 2003(2003-10-21) (aged 67)
Place of death	Prague, Czech Republic
Position(s)	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	321	(79)
1968–1971	FC Rouen
International career
1956–1965	Czechoslovakia	26	(8)
Managerial career
1972–1975	Baník Ostrava
1975–1977	Škoda Plzeň
1977–1987	Bohemians Praha
1987–1988	Slavia Prague
Medal record Men's football Representing Czechoslovakia FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1962 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tomáš Pospíchal (26 June 1936 – 21 October 2003) 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 at FAČR (in Czech)
• (in Czech) Profile at SK Slavia Praha
• (in German) Profile at weltfussball.de