Josef Pešice (12 February 1950 – 18 December 2017) was a Czech football player and manager.[2]

Josef Pešice
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-02-12)12 February 1950
Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 18 December 2017(2017-12-18) (aged 67)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1957–1965 TJ Štěchovice
1965–1969 Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1971 Dukla Tábor
1971–1975 Sparta Prague 62 (11)
1975–1978 Zbrojovka Brno 92 (15)
1979–1984 Slavia Prague 148 (29)
1984–1986 AEL Limassol
Managerial career
1987–1991 Sparta Prague (youth)
1991–1993 Slavia Prague (assistant)
1993–1995 FK Jablonec
1995–1997 Slavia Prague (assistant)
1997–2000 FK Teplice
2001 CS Cartaginés
2001 Slavia Prague
2002 Sparta Prague (assistant)
2003–2004 Czech Republic U-18
2004–2005 Czech Republic U-19
2006–2007 Czech Republic U-16
2007–2010 Czech Republic U-17
2010 AEL Limassol (assistant)
2012–2013 Czech Republic (assistant)[1]
2013 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

As a player Pešice played for both famous Prague clubs, Sparta Prague and Slavia Prague. His largest success however came with Zbrojovka Brno, when he won the Czechoslovak First League with this team in the 1977/78 season.

As a manager Pešice led several Czech clubs before focusing on Czech Republic youth national teams. He was named the temporary head coach of the Czech Republic in September 2013 and won three out of three games (2 competitive and 1 friendly).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Místo Bílka bude reprezentaci dočasně trénovat Pešice. Nebude to sranda, míní Cipro". Hospodářské noviny. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. ^ Český fotbal smutní. Zemřel Josef Pešice, bývalý trenér národního týmu (in Czech)
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