Libor Pala (born 22 July 1961) is a Czech professional football manager. As well as leading teams in his native Czech Republic, he has coached clubs in Poland and the Middle East. He started his coaching career at the age of 28.[1]

Libor Pala
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-07-22) 22 July 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Karviná, Czechoslovakia
Managerial career
Years Team
2000–2001 Karviná
2002–2003 Świt Nowy Dwór
2003 Lech Poznań
2004 Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie
2006–2007 Pogoń Szczecin
2007 Ústí nad Labem
2008–2009 Świt Nowy Dwór
2009–2011 Polonia Warsaw II
2011–2012 Wisła Płock
2012–2014 Racing Club Beirut
2015 Shabab Al Sahel
2015–2016 Dukla Prague B
2017–2018 Ansar Al Mawadda
2020–2023 SK Slovan Poděbrady

Before heading into management, Pala played football, although he only reached the Czech 2. Liga.[1] Pala was the manager of FC Karviná in the 2000–01 Czech 2. Liga.[2] He led Polish side Nowy Dwór into the 2003–04 Ekstraklasa, before moving to manage Lech Poznań.[1]

Pala joined Ústí nad Labem in 2007,[1] but his side were quickly knocked out of the 2007–08 Czech Cup in their first game.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "V Polsku vedl Brazilce, teď zamířil do Ústí". idnes.cz (in Czech). 7 June 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Naděje posledních se znova zmenšila". idnes.cz (in Czech). 9 May 2001. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Pala už na Vilémov vyhlásil embargo". Deník (in Czech). 1 August 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2014.