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Zdeněk Pospěch (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲɛk ˈpospjɛx]; born 14 December 1978) is a Czech footballer who plays for SFC Opava in the Czech National Football League. He normally plays as a defender in a right back position, but can also play on the right side of midfield.
Biography
Pospěch started his professional career in SFC Opava. After two loan-out deals to FK Dukla Hranice and Fotbal Třinec he moved to FC Baník Ostrava in 2001. After four years in Ostrava, he moved on to Sparta Prague. In 2005, he made his national team debut in a friendly match against Sweden.
On 23 January 2008, his €1.9 million move to Danish F.C. Copenhagen were announced. Here he joined his good friend Libor Sionko.
In the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Pospěch was named in UEFA's "Team of the week".
He signed for Bundesliga side 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a two-year-contract on 28 February 2011 and joined after the 2010–11 season when his contract with Copenhagen expired.
In July 2014 he returned to SFC Opava which play Czech second division and where he started with professional football.
National team
On 17 August 2005, Pospech made his debut in the senior team of the Czech Republic, as he played at the 1-2 defeat a one half against Sweden. In October 2007, he came to his third deployment for the national team, as he at 3-0 win against Germany was in qualifying for Euro 2008 in the Allianz Arena in the initial formation and also played. With the win against already qualified German team, the Czech Republic had also qualified to compete in the European Championships and won the championship lead, which no longer blazes the team until the end of the qualification, which was synonymous with the group winners. In May 2008 Pospech was nominanted together with Libor Sionko (also standing at this time F.C. Copenhagen under contract) in the squad for Euro 2008. However, he came in this tournament to no use.
In the qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup he was seven times for use and scored one goal, but the team failed to qualify for participation in the World Cup. Win the group won the neighbors from Slovakia and second place (Barrage) went to Slovenia.
To March 2011 Pospech before played in all games in qualifying for Euro 2012, before then in August of that year with the Czech team in a friendly match in Oslo against Norway 0-3 lost, but the team is one of the worst performances in recent years showed. He was then replaced by Theodor Gebre Selassie from the starting line and Pospech came only four times in the remaining six games in the 2011 calendar year is used. On 15 November 2011, Pospech played for the last time for the senior team of the Czech Republic, as he at came in the second leg 3-0 victory came in the second leg in the Barrage to qualify for the European Championship against Montenegro .
Honours
- Gambrinus liga: 2003–04
- Danish Superliga: 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2010–11
- Danish Cup: 2008–09