Soccer-Czechs add Abraham and Pospech to Euro squad

PRAGUE, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Czech Republic coach Karel Brueckner added defensive midfielder Martin Abraham and winger Zdenek Pospech to his squad on Tuesday for Euro 2008 qualifiers against San Marino and Ireland later this month.

Uncapped Abraham, 28, replaces Tomas Galasek from Nuremberg, who has a knee injury.

Pospech takes the place of Rangers midfielder Libor Sionko, who pulled a thigh muscle a 1-0 victory over Aberdeen on Sunday.

Midfielder Tomas Sivok of Sparta Prague, who needs surgery to repair an injured abdominal muscle, will also miss the two qualifiers, but no replacement has been announced.

The Czechs play Group D games against San Marino in Liberec on Oct. 7 and Ireland in Dublin four days later.

Revised squad:

Goalkeepers: Jaromir Blazek (Sparta Prague), Marek Cech (Liberec), Petr Cech (Chelsea)

Defenders: Zdenek Grygera (Ajax Amsterdam), Marek Jankulovski (AC Milan), Martin Jiranek, Radoslav Kovac (both Spartak Moscow), David Rozehnal (Paris St Germain), Tomas Ujfalusi (Fiorentina), Tomas Zapotocny (Liberec)

Midfielders: Martin Abraham (Mlada Boleslav), David Jarolim (Hamburg SV), Jaroslav Plasil (Monaco), Jan Polak (Nuremberg), Zdenek Pospech (Sparta Prague), Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal)

Strikers: Milan Baros (Aston Villa), Jan Koller (Monaco), Marek Kulic (Mlada Boleslav), David Lafata (Jablonec).

((Reporting by Dusan Bucanek, editing by Clare Lovell, London Sports Desk; Reuters Messaging: dusan.bucanek.reuters.com@reuters.net, +420-2-2419-0477))

Keywords: SPORT SOCCER EURO CZECH SQUAD