Tomáš Pospíchal
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Tomáš Pospíchal (26 June 1936 in Pudlov - 21 October 2003 in Praha) was a Czech football player.
Pospíchal played for several clubs, including TJ Vítkovice (1952-1955), Baník Ostrava (1957-1964), AC Sparta Praha (1964-1968) and FC Rouen (1968-1971).
He played for Czechoslovakia national team (26 matches and 8 goals), and was a participant at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, 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 (1972-1975), Bohemians Praha (1977-1987) and SK Slavia Praha (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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- (Czech) ČMFS entry
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Czechoslovakia squad - 1962 FIFA World Cup Runners-up | |
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1 Schrojf | 2 Lála | 3 Popluhár | 4 Novák | 5 Pluskal | 6 Masopust | 7 Štibrányi | 8 Scherer | 9 Molnár | 10 Adamec | 11 Jelínek | 12 Tichý | 13 Schmucker | 14 Mašek | 15 Koiš | 16 Buberník | 17 Pospíchal | 18 Kadraba | 19 Kvašňák | 20 Borovička | 21 Bomba | 22 Kouba | Coach: Vytlačil |
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