Jiří Pešek
Czech historian and university educator
Intro | Czech historian and university educator | |
Places | Czech Republic | |
is | Educator | |
Work field | Academia | |
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Birth | 10 February 1954, Prague | |
Age | 70 years |
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.