Tomáš Pospíchal | |
Fullname: | Tomáš Pospíchal |
Birth Date: | 26 June 1936 |
Birth Place: | Pudlov, Czechoslovakia |
Death Place: | Prague, Czech Republic |
Position: | Striker |
Youthyears1: | 1945–1950 |
Youthyears2: | 1950–1951 |
Youthyears3: | 1951–1952 |
Youthclubs1: | SK Přerov |
Youthclubs2: | Sokol Telč |
Youthclubs3: | Sokol OKD Ostrava |
Years1: | 1952–1955 |
Years2: | 1955–1956 |
Years3: | 1956–1957 |
Years4: | 1957–1964 |
Years5: | 1964–1968 |
Years6: | 1968–1971 |
Clubs2: | Tankista Praha |
Clubs6: | FC Rouen |
Caps4: | 68 |
Caps5: | 321 |
Goals4: | 18 |
Goals5: | 79 |
Nationalyears1: | 1956–1965 |
Nationalteam1: | Czechoslovakia |
Nationalcaps1: | 26 |
Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
Manageryears1: | 1972–1975 |
Manageryears2: | 1975–1977 |
Manageryears3: | 1977–1987 |
Manageryears4: | 1987–1988 |
Managerclubs4: | Slavia Prague |
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).