On the field, he gave the opponent’s attackers a hard time. Not even if he was paying for a real speedster. But now the life of former defender Miroslav Pauřík (†73), who wore the stitched Slavia jersey for many years, has ended.
Football Slavia plunged into sadness. Her former great defender Miroslav Pauřík died on Sunday, February 11. The grim news was published by the website of the Prague Manchaft. “Slavic family was hit by sad news. Miroslav Pauřík, the former long-time right back of Slavia, died on Sunday evening at the age of 73. The club expresses its sincere and deep condolences to the family and all bereaved.” it is written right at the beginning.
According to the server information, Pauřík was a real comet and caught the attention of the coaches of the national team in the first league season. “He always fought hard in every situation, he never let a match go,” it says in the article. Pauřík played for Slavia between 1976 and 1983, when he played a total of 421 matches for the Vršovice team, of which 179 were in the league. He appeared in four matches in the national team.
As already mentioned, Pauřík paid for a very fast footballer during duels. Even such that at that time he managed to run a hundred in exactly 11 seconds. His last season in the Slavia jersey was also the last in his professional career. But he did not lose his love for football. After that, he still kicked the ball as a playing coach of Uhelné skladů. But now he’s showing off his football magic in heaven.
Miroslav Pauřík (left), football legend of Slavia, died at the age of 73
