Karel Stromšík (born 12 April 1958) is a former

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from

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. He was a member of the

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that competed at the

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, playing 2 group games after replacing the injured Stanislav Seman in the second group match against

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. Stromšík obtained a total number of four caps for his native country, between 24 September 1980 and 24 June 1982.

Playing career

Stromšík played in his country for several clubs, gaining the biggest success at

Dukla Prague Dukla Prague ( cz, Dukla Praha) was a Czech football club from the city of Prague. Established in 1948 as ATK Praha, the club won a total of 11 Czechoslovak league titles and eight Czechoslovak Cups, and in the 1966–67 season, reached the semi ...

. He won the

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with Dukla in 1979 and 1982.

Managerial career

After finishing his active career, he began with football coaching. He coached in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Malaysia, Kuwait, India and other countries. In

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, Stromsik played for

Selangor FA Selangor Football Club (Malay: ''Kelab Bola Sepak Selangor''), commonly referred to as Selangor F.C. is a Malaysian professional football club based in the city of Shah Alam, Selangor, that currently competes in the Malaysia Super League, the ...

in the highest league of the country. He was regarded as the best goalkeeper the team ever had, after the late R Arumugam (Malaysian). Stromsik was often poached by other teams during his stint in Malaysia, but he remained a Red Giant throughout his Malaysian tour. Stromšík moved to India and became manager of

FC Kochin Football Club Kochin was an Indian association football club based in Kochi, Kerala. In the 1990s, it was the only football club from Kerala to play in the National Football League, then top tier of Indian football league system. FC Kochin play ...

in 2001. From 2002 to 2003, he managed another Indian side

Mahindra United FC Mahindra United Football Club (formerly known as Mahindra & Mahindra) was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Founded in 1962, the club competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league system, be ...

in the

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1958 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Czech men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players Dukla Prague footballers ŠK Slovan Bratislava players SK Dynamo České Budějovice players Czech football managers Sportspeople from Nový Jičín Footballers from the Moravian-Silesian Region Expatriate football managers in Slovakia Selangor F.C. players Czech expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Czech expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia ŠKF iClinic Sereď managers Slovak First Football League managers {{CzechRepublic-footy-goalkeeper-stub