David Holoubek (born 8 June 1980) is a Czech football manager.

David Holoubek
Holoubek in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-06-08) 8 June 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Humpolec, Czechoslovakia
Managerial career
Years Team
2001–2004 FK Humpolec
2004–2016 Sparta Prague (youth)
2016 Sparta Prague (assistant)
2016 Sparta Prague
2016–2017 Sparta Prague (assistant)
2017 Sparta Prague (youth)
2017–2018 Slovan Liberec
2018–2019 Ružomberok
2020–2021 Czech Republic U18
2021–2022 Czech Republic U19
2022–2023 Czech Republic U18
2023–2024 Czech Republic U19
2024 Mladá Boleslav

Career

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Early career

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In his player career he played in the 3rd Czech league. His manager career started in Humpolec. He moved to Prague in 2004 for study sport in Charles University.

Sparta Prague

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During his study he started in Sparta Prague as assistant in U15 team. As assistant of Petr Janoušek he trained Ladislav Krejčí, Jiří Skalák or Pavel Kadeřábek.

In 2012, he became head coach at Sparta's U19 team. In the 2015–16 season Sparta U19 won Czech 1st junior league.

In June 2016 he became assistant of Zdeněk Ščasný in Sparta's A-team (he was still coach of U19).[1] In September 2016 head coach Ščasný was fired after losing the Prague derby against city rivals Slavia Prague[2] with Holoubek becoming acting head coach.[3] Due to not holding a UEFA Pro Licence, his tenure was limited to two months.[4] In November 2016 he was formally replaced by Zdeněk Svoboda.[5] On 21 December 2016 Sparta announced that club sport director Tomáš Požár became head coach and Holoubek first coach.[6] After a poor run of results in March 2017, the whole coaching team was dissolved and Holoubek returned to Sparta's U17 team.[7]

In June 2017 he announced on his Twitter account that he became an owner of UEFA Pro Licence.[8]

Slovan Liberec

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On 22 December 2017 Holoubek signed a contract with FC Slovan Liberec.[9] In his coaching squad are former players Miroslav Holeňák, Jiří Jarošík and goalkeeper Marek Čech.[10]

Ružomberok

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On 4 June 2018 Holoubek signed a contract with MFK Ružomberok.[11]

Czech Republic national team U18

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In February 2020 Holoubek became a manager of Czech Republic U18.[12]

Czech Republic national team

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On 6 September 2020, it was announced that Holoubek would take charge of the Czech Republic national team in their match against Scotland on the following day, as the entire squad and coaching staff which played against Slovakia on 4 September had to be replaced due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests.[13]

Mladá Boleslav

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On 2 January 2024 Holoubek signed a contract with Mladá Boleslav.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Sparta posílila realizační tým o trenéra mládeže Holoubka". denik.cz. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  2. ^ "Zdeněk Ščasný končí ve funkci". sparta.cz. Archived from the original on 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  3. ^ "Nová dělba práce ve Spartě! Holoubek už dvě lavičky stíhat nebude". sport.cz. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  4. ^ "Chybějící licence kouče Holoubka nebrzdí. Spartu může vést šedesát dní". isport.blesk.cz. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  5. ^ "Svoboda po vítězné premiéře na lavičce Sparty neskrývá, že je šéfem jen na papíře". sport.cz. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  6. ^ "Spartu povede jako hlavní trenér Požár, Holoubek u týmu dál pokračuje". idnes.cz. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  7. ^ "Sparta reaguje na krizi, trenéři Požár a Holoubek u týmu končí". idnes.cz. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  8. ^ "Holoubek už smí trénovat v lize. Kouč Sparty se pochlubil profilicencí". blesk.isport.cz. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  9. ^ "Také Liberec má nového trenéra. Přichází Holoubek od mládeže Sparty". idnes.cz. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  10. ^ "Holoubek si do Liberce vybral hvězdné asistenty. Ze Sparty přetáhl klubovou ikonu". sport.cz. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  11. ^ "Ružomberok povedie Holoubek, jeho asistentom Jarošík". profutbal.sk. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  12. ^ "Holoubek: Po trénování už jsem měl absťák". Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  13. ^ "Nominace na pondělní utkání se Skotskem". Football Association of the Czech Republic (in Czech). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Boleslavští fotbalisté dostali nového trenéra. Kuliče střídá Holoubek". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.