Personal information | |||
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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. |
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).
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.