Tomáš Pospíchal

{{Short description|Czech footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tomáš Pospíchal

| image = Tomáš Pospíchal 1962.jpg

| caption = Pospíchal in 1962

| fullname = Tomáš Pospíchal

| birth_date = 26 June 1936

| birth_place = Pudlov, Czechoslovakia

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2003|10|21|1936|6|26}}

| death_place = Prague, Czech Republic

| height =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = 1945–1950

| youthyears2 = 1950–1951

| youthyears3 = 1951–1952

| youthclubs1 = SK Přerov

| youthclubs2 = Sokol Telč

| youthclubs3 = Sokol OKD Ostrava

| years1 = 1952–1955

| years2 = 1955–1956

| years3 = 1956–1957

| years4 = 1957–1964

| years5 = 1964–1968

| years6 = 1968–1971

| clubs1 = Baník Vítkovice

| clubs2 = Tankista Praha

| clubs3 = Dukla Pardubice

| clubs4 = FC Baník Ostrava

| clubs5 = Sparta Prague

| clubs6 = FC Rouen

| caps1 =

| caps2 =

| caps3 =

| caps4 = 68

| caps5 = 321

| caps6 =

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| goals3 =

| goals4 = 18

| goals5 = 79

| goals6 =

| nationalyears1 = 1956–1965

| nationalteam1 = Czechoslovakia

| nationalcaps1 = 26

| nationalgoals1 = 8

| manageryears1 = 1972–1975

| manageryears2 = 1975–1977

| manageryears3 = 1977–1987

| manageryears4 = 1987–1988

| managerclubs1 = Baník Ostrava

| managerclubs2 = Škoda Plzeň

| managerclubs3 = Bohemians Praha

| managerclubs4 = Slavia Prague

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

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{{Medal|Comp|FIFA World Cup}}

{{Medal|RU|1962 Chile|}}

}}

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).

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 Slavia Prague (1987–1988). He won Czechoslovak League with Bohemians in 1983.

Pospíchal is credited with his famous saying: "Football has no logic" (Fotbal nemá logiku).