Jiří Pešek

Jiří Pešek

Personal information
Date of birth	4 June 1927
Place of birth	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	20 May 2011 (aged 83)
Place of death	Czech Republic
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1939–1951	Bohemians Prague
1952–1955	Sparta Prague
1956–1959	Slavia Prague
1959–1965	Motorlet Prague
National team
1947–1957	Czechoslovakia	11	(1)
Teams managed
	Viktoria Žižkov
1967–1969	Baník Příbram
1970	Sparta Chicago
1975–1976	Panserraikos
1978–1980	Finland (olympic)
1981	Valur
1982–1983	North Yemen
1993–1994	India
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Jiří Pešek (4 June 1927 in Prague – 20 May 2011) was a Czech football player and professional coach.

Pešek played for several clubs, including Bohemians Praha (1939–1951), Sparta Prague (1952–1955) and SK Slavia Praha (1956–1959).^[1]

He played for Czechoslovakia national team (11 matches and one goal), and was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup, where he played in a match against Uruguay.

He coached Viktoria Žižkov, Baník Příbram, Sparta Chicago, Panserraikos, Finland, Valur, North Yemen and India.^[2][3]

References

1. "FOTBAL.CZ - Detail zprvy - Football association of Czech Republic - czech, cesky, cech, eech, sport, soccer, fotbal, football, cup, fussball, futsal, statisti, result, league, fixture, champion, qualifi, new, calcio, team, national, club, kopan". Fotbal.cz. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
2. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sport". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
3. "1993 matches". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

External links

• Jiří Pešek international stats at the Football Association of the Czech Republic website (Czech)