- Michal Pospíšil
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Michal Pospíšil Personal information Full name Michal Pospíšil Date of birth 3 May 1979 Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia Playing position Striker Club information Current club UMF Grindavík Number 6 Youth career Slavoj Zbraslav Dukla Prague 1992-1995 Sparta Prague Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1995-2000 Sparta Prague 1998-2000 → Chmel Blsany (loan) 2000-2002 Viktoria Žižkov 2002-2004 Sparta Prague 2003-2005 Slovan Liberec 74 (24) 2005-2008 Hearts 48 (12) 2008-2009 K. Sint-Truidense V.V. 0 (0) 2009 Viktoria Žižkov 2 (0) 2010 FK Bohemians Praha (Střížkov) 2011- UMF Grindavík 7 (0) National team Czech Republic under-21s 21 (5) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).Michal Pospíšil (born 3 May 1979, in Prague) is a Czech footballer who currently plays for UMF Grindavík.
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Career
Pospíšil began his career as a youth player with Slavoj Zbraslav and Dukla Prague before joining Sparta Prague in 1992. He eventually made the senior squad and played in the UEFA Champions League before spending two years on loan at FK Chmel Blsany(1998–2000). He then moved on to FK Viktoria Žižkov in July 2000 and in addition to playing in the UEFA Cup, he helped Viktoria to win the Czech Republic Football Cup in July 2001, with a 2-1 victory over Sparta Prague. The following season he was part of the Viktoria side that achieved a third place finish in the league.
After the championships Pospíšil returned to Sparta Prague, where he once again played in the UEFA Champions League and immediately helped his club win the Gambrinus liga. In July 2003 he was recruited by FC Slovan Liberec where he scored 24 goals in 74 games and helped his club finish in the top half of the league in the two seasons he was there.
In August 2005 Pospíšil became George Burley's fourth signing for Hearts, joining the Edinburgh side for a fee of £300,000.[1] He made his Hearts debut as a substitute in a 3-0 victory at Dundee United on 14 August 2006 and scored his first goal for the club the next week, a spectacular effort against Aberdeen [2] He was predominantly deployed as a substitute over the course of the 2005-06 season yet managed to score 7 league goals. He also scored the crucial fourth penalty in the Scottish Cup final penalty shootout victory over Gretna.[3]
After an injury-disrupted start to the 2006-07 season, Pospíšil scored on his return to the first team on the 2 January 2007 to give Hearts victory over Dunfermline Athletic.[4] He was the subject of a £100,000 bid from Bristol City in January 2007, however, while agreement was reached between the clubs, Pospíšil could not not agree personal terms with the Robins and decided to remain in Edinburgh.[5]
On 19 January 2008 he was transferred to K. Sint-Truidense V.V. (373) in Belgium.[6] He returned to FK Viktoria Žižkov one year later, making his debut on 22 February 2009. After a short spell playing for Střížkov, he aigned for Icelandic club UMF Grindavík.[7]
International career
In May 2002 he was selected in Czech Republic under-21 team for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. This side won the tournament, defeating France under-21s 3-1 on penalties in the final, with Pospíšil scoring the first penalty in the penalty shootout in which former Hearts team mate Rudi Skacel also netted.[8] In total he made 21 appearances at under 21 level.
References
- ^ Hearts parade 4th new signing, BBC Sport website, 1 August 2005.
- ^ Hearts 2-0 Aberdeen. BBC Sport website, 20 August 2005.
- ^ Hearts 1-1 Gretna. BBC Sport website, 13 May 2006.
- ^ Dunfermline 0-1 HeartsBBC Sport website, 2 January 2007
- ^ Bristol City fail in Pospisil bidBBC Sport, 27 January 2007
- ^ Pospisil moves to Belgian outfit
- ^ "Tékkneskur framherji til Grindavíkur" (in Icelandic). umfg.is. 10 February 2011. http://www.umfg.is/fotbolti/6467. Retrieved 08 March 2011.
- ^ Czech Republic take U-21 title, BBC Sport website, 28 May 2002.
External links
- Michal Pospíšil career stats at Soccerbase
- Appearances at londonhearts.com
Czech Republic squad – 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Winners (1st Title) 
Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- Czech footballers
- Scottish Premier League players
- AC Sparta Prague players
- FC Slovan Liberec players
- FK Chmel Blšany players
- FK Viktoria Žižkov players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- K. Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- Czech expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
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