Josef Pešice (12 February 1950 – 18 December 2017) was a

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player and manager.Český fotbal smutní. Zemřel Josef Pešice, bývalý trenér národního týmu
As a player Pešice played for both famous Prague clubs,

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and

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. His largest success however came with

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, when he won the

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with this team in the 1977/78 season. As a manager Pešice led several Czech clubs before focusing on Czech Republic youth national teams. He was named the temporary head coach of the Czech Republic in September 2013 and won three out of three games (2 competitive and 1 friendly).

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