Tomáš Pospíchal

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").

References

* [http://www.fotbal.cz/c/nat/players/viewstat.asp?name=PospichalTomas ČMFS entry]