Evžen Hadamczik (28 October 1939 – 19 September 1984) was a

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manager and former player. He was responsible for the Golden Era of

Baník Ostrava ''Baník'' is a Slovak word meaning "miner". Since the 1950s it has been part of the name of various sports clubs in Czechoslovakia associated mostly with coal mining regions. In Poland, the same practice was conducted with the name ''górnik''. ...

football club, winning the

Czechoslovak First League The Czechoslovak First League ( cs, 1. fotbalová liga, sk, 1. futbalová liga) was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed ...

in 1980 and 1981 with them. He is perceived as the legendary manager of the club.FCB.cz: Evžen Hadamczik by slavil sedmdesátiny
, 9 November 2009. As a young footballer, Hadamczik got injured in one of the matches, and was forced to end his active career at the age of 22. Because of that, he began his coaching career at very young age. He coached Spartak Dolní Benešov and Ostroj Opava prior to joining Baník Ostrava on 1 January 1978. During five years at Baník, Hadamczik modernized and transformed the team, which became one of the strongest in Czechoslovakia. Under his leadership, Baník won the

in 1980 and 1981 and thrice finished as runner-up. In the 1977/1978 season, the team won the

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. In this era Baník did not lose 74 home matches in a row, thus being almost five years undefeated at their home ground. From 1982 to 1984, Hadamczik coached the Czechoslovak Olympic team. However, his long preparations with the Olympic team were wasted, as the communist authorities forbade Czechoslovak sportspeople to compete at the

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. He also led the Czechoslovakia national team on 23 August 1984 in a match against

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. Extensive neural load and work stress, as well as his illness, led to his death.Bruzl and Šiřina 2004, 59. On 19 September 1984 Evžen Hadamczik hanged himself in his garage in

Ostrava Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rive ...

. He is buried at the cemetery in his native

Kravaře Kravaře (; german: Deutsch Krawarn) is a town in Opava District the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,600 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region. Administrative parts Town parts of Dvořisko and Kou ...

. Each year a memorial football tournament for youth, bearing his name, is played in Ostrava. He was a brother of ice hockey coach

Alois Hadamczik Alois Hadamczik (born June 20, 1952) is a Czech ice hockey coach. He has been elected as a new president of Czech Ice Hockey Association in June 2022. He is the former head coach of Czech national team. His brother Evžen was a successf ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hadamczik, Evzen 1939 births 1984 suicides 1984 deaths Czech men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Czech football managers Czechoslovak football managers SFC Opava managers FC Baník Ostrava managers Czechoslovakia national football team managers Suicides by hanging in Czechoslovakia Suicides by hanging in the Czech Republic Men's association football forwards People from Kravaře Footballers from the Moravian-Silesian Region