Marek Poštulka (born 21 June 1970) is a

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former

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player. He played international football for

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and the

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. Poštulka scored two goals in two games for ''Representation of Czechs and Slovaks'' (RCS, a temporary title after the

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) and one goal in two appearances for the Czech Republic. He played more than 100 games for

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. Poštulka seriously injured his knee for the third time in March 1996 while playing for the

against

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. The injury caused him to miss out on selection for

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. He underwent a total of ten operations on his knees but they eventually brought about his premature retirement from football. After his football career, Poštulka became a

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in Petřvald (Karviná District).

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* 1970 births Living people Czechoslovak men's footballers Czech men's footballers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers Czech First League players FC Baník Ostrava players FK Viktoria Žižkov players Men's association football forwards People from Bohumín Footballers from the Moravian-Silesian Region {{Czechoslovakia-footy-bio-stub