Leoš Kalvoda (born 26 March 1958) is a

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manager and former player. He is currently the manager of MFK Frýdek-Místek in the

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. As a player, he played in the Czechoslovak First League for Sigma Olomouc. As a manager, he has had a number of clubs, including spells in the

with Sigma Olomouc and

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. Arguably his greatest achievement to date is winning the

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in 2002 with Slovak side

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Playing career

As a player, Kalvoda could play as either a defender or

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. During the 1980s he played for Sigma Olomouc in the Czechoslovak First League, scoring 17 goals in 180 league matches.

Management career

First League and European football

Kalvoda took over as manager of Sigma Olomouc towards the end of the 1999–2000 Czech First League season. In his first full season with the club, Sigma finished third in the league and qualified for the following season's

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. However the club lost in the first round against Spanish side

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. Following an indifferent start to the 2001–02 Czech First League league campaign, with the club 13th after 11 games, Kalvoda resigned as manager in October 2001. Kalvoda joined Slovak side

as manager in January 2002, leading the club to their first-ever league title in the 2001–02 Slovak Superliga. The club subsequently played in the

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but lost to Swiss club

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in the second qualifying round, resulting in Kalvoda's dismissal. He went on to

in December 2002, a club who were lying in penultimate place in the Gambrinus liga. He arrived as the club's new manager, replacing Petr Uličný and signed a deal lasting until June 2004. Hradec were relegated in May 2003 at the end of the league season.

Second League and lower

Although Kalvoda stayed at Hradec Králové in spite of their relegation to the second division, he was with the club for just a short time longer; with just three wins in the first six games, Kalvoda was removed from his position in September 2003. Kalvoda took charge of

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in March 2004, initially alongside Vítězslav Kolda. He stayed on as the club's manager until 2007, when he was appointed manager of Czech 2. Liga side Slovácko during the winter break of the 2007–08 season. His tenure at Slovácko lasted just five months before he was replaced in May 2008, before the season had finished. July 2008 saw Kalvoda appointed to the vacant manager's position at MFK Karviná. In spring 2012, Kalvoda saved Czech Fourth Division side

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from relegation. He attracted the attention of Czech 2. Liga side

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, replacing

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as the manager there in June 2012. In his first season with the club, Kalvoda brought in players such as

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in the winter break and went on to celebrate promotion with Znojmo at the end of the season. He left Znojmo at the end of the 2013–14 season, following their relegation from the Czech First League.

Personal life

Kalvoda's son, Ondřej, played club football for

Honours

Managerial

; Žilina *

(1): 2001–02 ; Znojmo * Czech 2. Liga (1): 2012–13 ; Sigma Olomouc * Czech 2. Liga (1): 2014–15

References

External links

Profile at iDNES.cz

Leoš Kalvoda
at Soccerway {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalvoda, Leos 1958 births Living people Czech men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers SK Sigma Olomouc players Czech football managers Czech First League managers SK Sigma Olomouc managers FC Hradec Králové managers 1. HFK Olomouc managers 1. FC Slovácko managers MFK Karviná managers 1. SC Znojmo FK managers Slovak First Football League managers MŠK Žilina managers FK Frýdek-Místek managers FK Mladá Boleslav managers Men's association football defenders Footballers from Brno