Zdeněk Pospěch (; born 14 December 1978) is a Czech former professional

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. He normally played as a defender in a right back position, but could also play on the right side of midfield.

Club career

Pospěch started his professional career in

SFC Opava Slezský FC Opava is a professional football club based in Opava, Czech Republic. The club plays in the Czech National Football League, the second of Czech football after being relegated from the Czech First League at the end of the 2020–21 seas ...

. After two loan-out deals to FK Dukla Hranice and Fotbal Třinec he moved to

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in 2001. After four years in Ostrava, he moved on to

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. In 2005, he made his national team debut in a

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against Sweden. On 23 January 2008, his

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1.9 million move to Danish F.C. Copenhagen were announced. Here he joined his friend

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. In the

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, Pospěch was named in UEFA's "Team of the week". He signed for

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side 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a two-year-contract on 28 February 2011 and joined after the 2010–11 season when his contract with Copenhagen expired. In July 2014 he returned to SFC Opava which played in the Czech second division and where he started with professional football.

International career

On 17 August 2005, Pospech made his debut in the senior team of the Czech Republic, as he played one half of the match in a 1–2 defeat against Sweden. In October 2007, he made his third appearances for the national team starting in a 3–0 win at the

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against

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in qualifying for Euro 2008. With the win against the already qualified German team, the Czech Republic had also qualified to compete in the European Championships and won the championship lead, which no longer blazes the team until the end of the qualification, which was synonymous with the group winners. In May 2008 Pospech was nominated together with

(also standing at this time F.C. Copenhagen under contract) in the squad for Euro 2008. However, he came in this tournament to no use. In the qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup he played seven times scoring one goal, while the team failed to qualify for the World Cup. To March 2011 Pospech before played in all games in qualifying for Euro 2012, before then in August of that year with the Czech team in a friendly match in

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against

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0–3 loss, but the team is one of the worst performances showed in recent years. He was then replaced by Theodor Gebre Selassie from the starting line and Pospech played only four times in the remaining six games in the 2011 calendar year. On 15 November 2011, Pospech played for the last time for the senior team of the Czech Republic, as he came on the pitch in the second leg of the European Championship qualification Barrage against

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Honours

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: 2003–04, 2006–07 * Czech Cup: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 *

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each ye ...

: 2008–09, 2009–10,

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: 2008–09

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pospech, Zdenek 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Opava Czech footballers Czech Republic international footballers Association football defenders Czech First League players SFC Opava players FC Baník Ostrava players AC Sparta Prague players F.C. Copenhagen players Danish Superliga players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players Bundesliga players UEFA Euro 2008 players Czech expatriate footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate footballers in Germany