Jiří Pešek

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

Jiří Pešek
Personal information
Date of birth (1927-06-04)4 June 1927
Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 20 May 2011(2011-05-20) (aged 83)
Place of death Czech Republic
Position(s) 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

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]

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