Michal Bílek (born 13 April 1965)[1] is a football manager and former player. He led the Czech Republic national football team for four years between 2009 and 2013. As a player, he represented Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic at international level. His playing position was right midfielder.
 Bílek as coach of Kazakhstan in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 April 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1982 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | Sparta Prague | 13 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | RH Cheb | 50 | (4) |
| 1986–1990 | Sparta Prague | 135 | (32) |
| 1990–1992 | Real Betis | 59 | (11) |
| 1992–1993 | Sparta Prague | 28 | (5) |
| 1993–1996 | Viktoria Žižkov | 91 | (20) |
| 1996–1998 | Sparta Prague | 15 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | FK Teplice | 76 | (11) |
| Total | 467 | (84) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Czechoslovakia U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 1987–1992 | Czechoslovakia | 32 | (11) |
| 1992–1995 | Czech Republic | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | FK Teplice | ||
| 2001–2002 | Cartaginés | ||
| 2002–2003 | Czech Republic U19 | ||
| 2003–2006 | Chmel Blšany | ||
| 2006 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| 2006–2008 | Sparta Prague | ||
| 2008–2009 | Ružomberok | ||
| 2009–2013 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2014 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2016–2017 | Jihlava | ||
| 2018–2019 | Zlín | ||
| 2019–2020 | Kazakhstan | ||
| 2020 | Astana | ||
| 2021–2023 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editDuring his career, Bílek was mainly associated with Sparta Prague, which he represented on four separate occasions, starting with the first team aged only 17. He played in the Czechoslovak First League for RH Cheb in the mid-1980s before returning to Sparta.[2]
On 27 December 1990, Bílek transferred to Spanish club Real Betis, being relegated in his first season, and returning to Sparta after another year.[3] He played for FK Viktoria Žižkov and FK Teplice until 2000, appearing once again for his main club in between.
International career
editBílek played for Czechoslovakia and briefly for the independent Czech Republic.[citation needed] For both teams, he played a total of 35 matches and scored 11 goals, representing the former at the 1990 FIFA World Cup as an offensive mainstay – scoring twice for the quarterfinalists.[citation needed] His debut for Czechoslovakia occurred in 1987 during a friendly match against Poland in Bratislava.[1]
Managerial career
editImmediately after retiring, Bílek began coaching, precisely with Teplice. After a brief stint in Costa Rica, he returned home, going on to manage FK Chmel Blšany, FC Viktoria Plzeň and MFK Ružomberok. In 2006, Bílek took charge of Sparta, replacing Stanislav Griga.[4] He went on to win the Czech First League in his first season and finish second in the following season.[5] Bílek resigned from his position at Sparta in May 2008.[6]
In late October 2009, having coached the nation's U19 team seven years earlier,[7] former assistant Bílek was named the new coach of the senior side, following Ivan Hašek's resignation after the failure to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa.[8] He was replaced as the national team boss in September 2013 after nearly four years in the role by Josef Pešice.[9]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list; Czechoslovakia's goal tally first.[10]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 October 1987 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |  Poland |
3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 11 November 1987 | Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Wales |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualification |
| 3. | 20 September 1988 | Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Austria |
2–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 4. | 9 May 1989 | Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Luxembourg |
4–0 | 4–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 5 September 1989 | Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra, Czechoslovakia |  Romania |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 6 October 1989 | Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Portugal |
1–0 | 2–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 2–1 | |||||
| 8. | 25 October 1989 | Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Switzerland |
2–0 | 3–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 10 June 1990 | Stadio Comunale, Florence, Italy |  United States |
2–0 | 5–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup |
| 10. | 15 June 1990 | Stade Comunale, Florence, Italy | Austria |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup |
| 11. | 22 April 1992 | Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Germany |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 27 May 2023
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Teplice | 
|
20 March 2001 | 30 June 2001 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 20.00 |
| Czech Republic U-19 |
|
1 July 2003 | 30 June 2004 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25.00 |
| Chmel Blšany |
|
10 October 2003 | 30 June 2006 | 80 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 25.00 |
| Viktoria Plzeň |
|
1 July 2006 | 2 September 2006 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40.00 |
| Sparta Prague |
|
3 September 2006 | 30 June 2008 | 71 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 54.93 |
| Ružomberok | 
|
1 July 2008 | 30 June 2009 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 36.36 |
| Czech Republic |
|
20 October 2009 | 11 September 2013 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 39.02 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 
|
1 July 2014 | 31 July 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Vysočina |
|
14 September 2016 | 12 April 2017 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 30.77 |
| Zlín |
|
1 June 2018 | 17 January 2019 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 50.00 |
| Kazakhstan | 
|
18 January 2019 | 19 November 2020 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 27.78 |
| Astana |
|
14 January 2020 | 26 August 2020 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 57.14 |
| Viktoria Plzeň |
|
10 May 2021 | 30 June 2023 | 97 | 56 | 15 | 26 | 57.73 |
| Total | 402 | 172 | 91 | 139 | 42.79 | |||
Honors
editFC Viktoria Plzeň
Individual
- Czech First League Manager of the Season: 2021–22[12]
References
edit- ^ a b del Castillo, Alfonso (8 January 2019). "Michal Bílek". Manquepierda (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
- ^ del Castillo, Alfonso (27 December 2020). "Hoy hace 30 años. Fichaje de Michal Bilek". Manquepierda (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Griga skončil, Spartu bude trénovat Bílek". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ Suchan, Jan; Man, Vojtěch (13 April 2015). "Michal Bílek slaví padesátiny. Jako hráč uspěl, v roli trenéra neměl podporu". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Bílek ve Spartě skončil hned, nahradil ho Chovanec". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Hard work the key, says Bílek". UEFA. 20 July 2003. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.
- ^ "Hašek passes Czech mantle to Bílek". UEFA. 20 October 2009. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Místo Bílka bude reprezentaci dočasně trénovat Pešice. Nebude to sranda, míní Cipro". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Economia. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Bílek, Michal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Table". Czech First League. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Nejlepším hráčem ligy je Holeš, trenérem sezony Bílek, cizincem Beauguel". ladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
External links
edit- Michal Bílek at FAČR (in Czech)
- Michal Bílek at National-Football-Teams.com
- Michal Bílek at BDFutbol
