Jan Poštulka (born 9 March 1949) is a Czech former

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player and later coach. He played as a goalkeeper for Czechoslovak teams Sparta Prague and Bohemians Prague. As a head coach, he enjoyed his greatest success in Central America (Champion of Central America, Champion of Costa Rica, Guatemala Cup Winner, LG Cup Winner) where he worked in the 1990s with the L.D.Alajuelense. As a coach, he spent some years with Sparta Prague. He managed

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to victory in the

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Playing career (goalkeeper)

*1971–78 Sparta Prague 1. Czechoslovakia's league *1978–80

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1. Czechoslovakia's league *1980–83 Bohemians Prague 1. Czechoslovakia's league (80–83 participation in UEFA Cup)

Trainer career

*1983–90 Bohemians Prague 1.Czech league – Assistant of head coach

*champion of Czech Republic *participation in UEFA Cup

*1990–91 Hradec Králové 1.Czech league – Assistant of head coach *1991–93 L.D.Alajuelense 1.

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*champion of
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*champion of Central America and the
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*finalist of CONCACAF

*1996–98 Sparta Prague 1. Czech league – Assistant of head coach

*2x champion of the Czech Republic *2x participation in UEFA Champions League

*1998–99 Municipal de Guatemala 1.

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n league – Head coach

*winner of Guatemala Cup *LG cup winner (venue
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*2000–04 FK Teplice 1. Czech league – assistant and head coach

*Czech cup winner *3rd round of UEFA Cup

*2005 SK Dynamo Ceské Budejovice 1.Czech league – assistant of head coach *2007

1. Armenian league – Head coach ** Armenian Cup winner

Other

Fair Play prize of the Czech Olympic Committee for lifetime contribution.

Trivia

His son Tomáš Poštulka is a goalkeeper, playing notably for Sparta Prague.

References

External links

Official website of Liga Deportiva Alajuelense

Official website of Sparta Prague

Official website of FK Teplice

Official website of Dynamo CB
{{DEFAULTSORT:Postulka, Jan 1949 births Living people Czech football managers Czech men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers AC Sparta Prague players FK Inter Bratislava players FK Teplice managers FC Urartu managers C.S.D. Municipal managers Liga Deportiva Alajuelense managers Expatriate football managers in Guatemala Expatriate football managers in Costa Rica Expatriate football managers in Armenia Czech expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Czech expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala