Tomáš Poštulka
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| Tomáš Poštulka | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 2, 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |
| Height | 190 cm | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | AC Sparta Praha | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1980-1991 1991-1992 |
AC Sparta Praha Alajuelense |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992-1993 1993 1994-1997 1997-2001 2001-2007 2007- |
Dukla Praha Petra Drnovice SK Hradec Králové AC Sparta Praha FK Teplice AC Sparta Praha |
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| National team | ||
| 1994-1996 1998 |
Czech Republic U-21 Czech Republic |
7 (0) 7 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Tomáš Poštulka (born February 2, 1974 in Prague) - is a Czech football goalkeeper currently playing for Sparta Prague. He is one of the most successful Czech goalkeepers - and together with Petr Čech and Jaromír Blažek the most seasoned Czech goalkeeper in European Cups (Champions League and UEFA Cup). Under Jozef Chovanec he was the #1 goalkeeper in the Czech National Team.
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[edit] Career beginnings
He began his career in 1982 coming to Sparta Prague and playing in all kind junior Czech national teams (U-18, U-21,...). In 1991 he spent one year in Costa Rica playing for Carmen Alajuela (1st Costa Rican league). After his comeback he spent some time in Dukla Prague and FK Drnovice (both 1st Czech league). In 1995 he moved to Hradec Kralove where he achieved his first bigger success winning the Czech Cup. From these times came his nickname the "penalties wizard" because of his stats - having saved every second penalty.
[edit] Sparta Prague
In 1997 Sparta Prague bought back their goalkeeper to win 5 championships in a row and to be the part of the most successful period in Sparta's post-revolution history. Sparta played the UEFA Champions League many times and the UEFA Cup at the time and "Tomas" got his first invitation to the Czech National Team. He played 7 matches of qualification (all wins) for the EURO 2000 tournament and won the Japan Kirin Cup with the prize for best goalkeeper.
[edit] FK Teplice
In 2001 the ambitious team FK Teplice offered Sparta a big transfer price and Postulka moved to north Bohemia. There he celebrated the win of the Czech Cup and underdog victories in the UEFA Cup. In 2005 he set up two season records by going up to 600 minutes without conceding a goal (it was a club record and 10th best time in league history) and the second record was the accomplishment of having 15 clean sheets.
[edit] AC Sparta Praha
On February 16, 2007, he transferred back to his mother club, AC Sparta Prague.
[edit] Sources
- Sparta Forever - in Czech
- iHned - in Czech
