Václav Kotal (born 2 October 1952) is a Czech former football player and current manager.[1][2] As a player, he spent ten seasons at Sparta Prague, playing 168 matches in the Czechoslovak First League and winning two Czechoslovak Cups.[3]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 October 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Náchod, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1972 | TJ Náchod | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1982 | Sparta Prague | 168 | (31) |
| 1982–1987 | FC Hradec Králové | 87 | (21) |
| 1987–1988 | Omonia Aradippou | ||
| 1988–1993 | 1. SV Appel Vitis | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1998 | FC Hradec Králové (sports director) | ||
| 1998–2000 | FK Kolín | ||
| 2000–2001 | Baumit Jablonec | ||
| 2001–2003 | Sparta Prague B | ||
| 2003–2004 | FC Dinamo Moscow (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Sparta Prague B | ||
| 2006–2007 | AC Sparta Prague (scout) | ||
| 2007–2008 | SK Kladno (assistant) | ||
| 2008 | FC Viktoria Plzeň (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2012 | FC Hradec Králové | ||
| 2012–2013 | Baumit Jablonec | ||
| 2013–2016 | FC Zbrojovka Brno | ||
| 2016–2019 | Czech Republic U17 | ||
| 2019–2020 | Sparta Prague B | ||
| 2020–2021 | Sparta Prague | ||
| 2022–2023 | Viktoria Žižkov (sporting director) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Hradec Králové | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was announced as the new manager of Hradec Králové on 24 March 2009, replacing manager Oldřich Machala.[4] In his first full season, the 2009–10 Czech 2. Liga, Kotal led Hradec Králové to the Czech 2. Liga title and therefore promotion to the top flight. In two seasons of the Czech First League, Hradec finished in 8th and 13th place. In 2012 Kotal moved to fellow Czech First League outfit FK Jablonec.[5] He was sacked before the end of the 2012–13 season with the club lying in fifth place in the league after a 5–1 defeat against Slavia Prague.[6] Kotal returned to management in September 2013 as the new manager of FC Zbrojovka Brno.[7]
Honours
editPlayer
edit- Sparta Prague
Czechoslovak Cup (2): 1975–76, 1979–80
Managerial
edit- Hradec Králové
Czech 2. Liga (1): 2009–10
- Sparta Prague
References
edit- ^ "Noví trenéři! Žižkov se pokusí vrátit do druhé ligy Kotal se Šmardou". denik.cz (in Czech). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Představení Václava Kotala". sparta.cz (in Czech). 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Ceský a ceskoslovenský fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubu (in Czech). Prague: Grada Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
- ^ "Trenér Kotal vystřídal v Hradci Králové odvolaného Machalu". idnes.cz (in Czech). 24 March 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Hradec od léta povede Plíšek, nahradil Kotala. Ten jde do Jablonce" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Trenér Kotal končí v Jablonci, klub ho kvůli špatným výsledkům odvolal" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Trenér Grmela u fotbalistů Brna skončil, vystřídá ho Kotal". idnes.cz (in Czech). 3 September 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
External links
edit- Profile at idnes.cz (in Czech)
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