Tomáš Pospíchal (26 June 1936 – 21 October 2003) was a

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football player. Pospíchal played for several clubs, including TJ Vítkovice (1952–1955),

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(1957–1964),

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(1964–1968) and

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(1968–1971). He played for Czechoslovakia national team (26 matches and 8 goals), and was a participant at the

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, 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

(1972–1975), Bohemians Praha (1977–1987) and

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(1987–1988). He won Czechoslovak League with Bohemians in 1983. Pospíchal is credited with his famous saying: "Football has no logic" (''Fotbal nemá logiku'').

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Profile at SK Slavia Praha
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Profile at weltfussball.de
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