Tomáš Poštulka
{{Short description|Czech footballer (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tomáš Poštulka
| image =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|2|2}}
| birth_place = Prague, Czechoslovakia
| height = 1.90 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1980–1991
| youthclubs1 = Sparta Prague
| years1 = 1991–1992
| years2 = 1992–1993
| years3 = 1993
| years4 = 1994–1997
| years5 = 1997–2001
| years6 = 2001–2007
| years7 = 2007–2008
| years8 = 2008–2009
| years9 = 2010
| clubs1 = Carmelita
| clubs2 = Dukla Prague
| clubs3 = Petra Drnovice
| clubs4 = SK Hradec Králové
| clubs5 = Sparta Prague
| clubs6 = FK Teplice
| clubs7 = Sparta Prague
| clubs8 = Viktoria Plzeň
| clubs9 = Zenit Čáslav
| caps1 = 2
| caps2 = 2
| caps3 = 14
| caps4 = 50
| caps5 = 72
| caps6 = 149
| caps7 = 12
| caps8 = 10
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1994–1996
| nationalyears2 = 1998
| nationalteam1 = Czech Republic U21
| nationalteam2 = Czech Republic
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
}}
Tomáš Poštulka (born 2 February 1974) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. 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. Besides Czech Republic, he has played in Costa Rica.[http://spartanskenoviny.cz/za-me-byl-treti-golman-na-sparte-vzdy-nekdo-mladej-tomas-postulka/ Za mě byl třetí gólman na Spartě vždy někdo mladej – Tomáš Poštulka] spartanskenoviny.cz
Club career
Poštulka was born in Prague. 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 2 league games for Carmelita[http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3574:treinta-y-cinco-extranjeros-forjaron-su-nombre-en-carmelita&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 Treinta y cinco extranjeros forjaron su nombre en Carmelita] – UNAFUT {{in lang|es}}(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.
=Sparta Prague=
In January 1997 Poštulka returned to Sparta Prague,{{cite web|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/fotbalovy-brankar-tomas-postulka.A130418_004145_fotbal_ot|title=Osud penaltového mága Poštulky: Sparta mu dala slávu i "uťala" kariéru|language=cs|work=idnes.cz|date=18 April 2013|access-date=28 December 2024}} with the club subsequently winning the Czech First League 5 times in a row.{{cite book|first=Luboš|last=Jeřábek|title=Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů|publisher=Grada Publishing|language=cs|year=2007|location=Prague, Czech Republic|isbn=978-80-247-1656-5|page=161}} 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.
=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.
=AC Sparta Prague=
On 16 February 2007, he was transferred back to his mother club, AC Sparta Prague.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FACR player}}
- [http://www.spartaforever.cz/ukaz_clanek.php?clanek=934 Sparta Forever] {{in lang|cs}}
- [http://sport.ihned.cz/c4-10105250-20455230-004000_d-bilek-si-z-teplic-vyzadal-postulku iHned] {{in lang|cs}}
- {{NFT player|10268}}
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Category:Footballers from Prague
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Czech men's footballers
Category:Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Czech Republic men's international footballers
Category:A.D. Carmelita footballers
Category:AC Sparta Prague players
Category:Dukla Prague footballers
Category:FC Hradec Králové players
Category:FC Viktoria Plzeň players
Category:1. FK Drnovice players
Category:Czech First League players
Category:Czech expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica