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Tomáš Pospíchal

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Tomáš Pospíchal (26 June 1936 to 21 October 2003) was a Czech football player and later a coach. He played for several clubs, including TJ Vítkovice from 1952 to 1955, Baník Ostrava from 1957 to 1964, Sparta Prague from 1964 to 1968 and FC Rouen from 1968 to 1971. He won 26 caps and scored 8 goals for the Czechoslovakia national team and took part in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, playing in the last three matches; in the final he provided the assist for Josef Masopust's opening goal, in a match Brazil went on to win. After his playing career he coached top Czech clubs, among them Baník Ostrava from 1972 to 1975, Bohemians Praha from 1977 to 1987 and Slavia Prague from 1987 to 1988, and he won the Czechoslovak League with Bohemians in 1983. He is credited with the saying that football has no logic.

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    Tomáš Pospíchal (26 June 1936-21 October 2003) was a Czech football player.
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    Tomáš Pospíchal (26 June 1936-21 October 2003) was a Czech football player. Pospíchal played for several clubs, including TJ Vítkovice (1952-1955), Baník Ostrava (1957-1964), Sparta Prague (1964-1968) and FC Rouen (1968-1971).
  • Plays: Association Football, lead paragraph, plays
    Tomáš Pospíchal (26 June 1936-21 October 2003) was a Czech football player.
  • Competed In: FIFA World Cup, lead paragraph, competed-in
    He played for the 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.
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