Jiří Balcárek (born 29 April 1973) is a Czech

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manager and former player. He played for

Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...

in the

Czech First League The Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Seasons typically r ...

and German side

Union Berlin 1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as 1. FC Union Berlin () or Union Berlin, is a professional German football club in Köpenick, Berlin. The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweid ...

at club level and made two appearances for the Czech Republic national team.

Managerial career

Balcárek started his coaching career in June 2005 as assistant manager of

Sigma Olomouc SK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech football club from the city of Olomouc. The club currently plays in the Czech First League, the first tier of Czech football. The club played in the first tier league for 30 years between 1984 and 2014, winning the Czec ...

' B-team. He then had a spell at SK Lipová as manager, before returning to Sigma Olomouc in the summer 2006 as manager of their B-team. In January 2009, Balcárek signed as manager of Sulko Zábřeh. In April 2010, Balcárek was appointed manager of

MFK Karviná MFK Karviná is a football club located in Karviná, Czech Republic. It plays in the Czech National Football League. The club took part in the Czech First League in 2016–2022. The team's colours are green and white. History Karviná as a mult ...

. He resigned in October 2020 due to bad results. In January 2011, he returned to Sulko Zábřeh. He left the position in June 2015. He was then appointed manager of

SK Uničov SK Uničov is a Czech Republic, Czech association football, football club located in Uničov, Czech Republic. It currently plays in the Moravian–Silesian Football League, which is the third tier of Czech football. Historical names * 1935 � ...

. After winning the 2016-17

Moravian-Silesian Football League The Moravian-Silesian Football League (MSFL) ( cs, Moravskoslezská fotbalová liga) is one of the third level football leagues in the Czech Republic (the other is the Bohemian Football League) headquartered in Olomouc. The league comprises teams ...

, Balcárek was appointed manager of

1. SC Znojmo FK 1. SC Znojmo FK is a football club from the South Moravian town of Znojmo, Czech Republic. After the 2018–19 season, the club was relegated into the Moravian–Silesian Football League (third level league). History Znojmo won promotion from ...

. However, he was fired on 31 January 2018. In the summer 2018, Balcárek became manager of

MFK Vítkovice MFK Vítkovice is a football club from Vítkovice (Ostrava), Vítkovice, Ostrava, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1919 as FC Vítkovice, announced bankruptcy in 2011 and transformed to MFK Vítkovice. The club won the Czechoslovak First League ...

. At the end of November 2019, he accepted a job offer from

SFC Opava Slezský FC Opava is a professional football club based in Opava, Czech Republic. The club plays in the Czech National Football League, the second of Czech football after being relegated from the Czech First League at the end of the 2020–21 seas ...

and became the clubs new manager. He left the club in June 2020. In 2021-2022, Balcárek worked in a different role at

FC Baník Ostrava FC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. Founded in 1922 as ''SK Slezská Ostrava'', Baník has won numerous national and international trophies. History Formation and history to 1 ...

, before returning to

in September 2022.Trenér Balcárek: Táhlo mě to zpět na střídačku. V Baníku nepokračuje
sumpersky.denik.cz, 15 September 2022

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Balcarek, Jiri 1973 births Living people Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Czech First League players SK Sigma Olomouc players 1. FC Union Berlin players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Czech expatriate men's footballers Czech football managers SFC Opava managers Czech First League managers