Tomáš Pospíchal (26 June 1936 in
Pudlov
(Polish language, Polish: , german: Pudlau) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of Bohumín in 1974. It has a population of 1,006 (2022). T ...
- 21 October 2003 in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
) was a
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
*Czech, ...
football player.
Pospíchal played for several clubs, including
TJ Vítkovice (1952–1955),
Baník Ostrava ''Baník'' is a Slovak word meaning "miner". Since the 1950s it has been part of the name of various sports clubs in Czechoslovakia associated mostly with coal mining regions. In Poland, the same practice was conducted with the name ''górnik''.
...
(1957–1964),
Sparta Prague
) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští''
, ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena
, capacity = 19,416
, clubname = Sparta Prague
, image = Sparta Praha logo.png
, image_size = 160px
, fu ...
(1964–1968) and
FC Rouen
Football Club de Rouen 1899 (; commonly referred to as simply FC Rouen) is a French association football club based in Rouen, Normandy. The club was formed in 1899 and currently plays in Championnat National 2, the fourth level of French foot ...
(1968–1971).
He played for
Czechoslovakia national team (26 matches and 8 goals), and was a participant at the
1962 FIFA World Cup
The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the seventh edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place bet ...
, 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 ''Baník'' is a Slovak word meaning "miner". Since the 1950s it has been part of the name of various sports clubs in Czechoslovakia associated mostly with coal mining regions. In Poland, the same practice was conducted with the name ''górnik''.
...
(1972–1975),
Bohemians Praha (1977–1987) and
Slavia Prague
Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in th ...
(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
*
*
Profile at SK Slavia Praha*
Profile at weltfussball.de
1936 births
2003 deaths
People from Bohumín
Czech footballers
Czechoslovak footballers
Czechoslovakia international footballers
Czech football managers
Czechoslovak football managers
1962 FIFA World Cup players
AC Sparta Prague players
FC Baník Ostrava players
MFK Vítkovice players
FC Rouen players
Ligue 1 players
Czechoslovak expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in France
People from Cieszyn Silesia
FC Baník Ostrava managers
FC Viktoria Plzeň managers
SK Slavia Prague managers
Bohemians 1905 managers
Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in France
Association football forwards
Sportspeople from the Moravian-Silesian Region
{{CzechRepublic-footy-forward-stub