Tomáš Pospíchal Explained

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).

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