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

v • d • e Czechoslovakia squad - 1962 FIFA World Cup Runners-up

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