Luboš Kozel (born 16 March 1971) is a

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manager and former player. Following a playing career where he was associated with

Slavia Prague Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in th ...

, he spent seven years as manager of

FK Dukla Prague FK Dukla Prague ( cs, FK Dukla Praha) is a Czech association football club located in the Dejvice area of Prague. It currently plays in the Czech National Football League. The club played in local competitions between 2001 and 2007, when it gai ...

, overseeing their transition from the Second League to 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 ...

. Kozel played for the

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, appearing in nine matches and scoring one goal.

Playing career

Kozel played the majority of his club football at

, playing nine seasons of the

there. He went on to play for Bohemians Prague and

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in the top flight, amassing a total of 160 appearances in the league. He represented his country at the

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup The 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first Confederations Cup to be organised by FIFA. The tournament had previously been played in 1992 and 1995 as the King Fahd Cup. This edition of the tournament was hosted by Saudi Arabia, as with the previ ...

. In his country he played for

SK Slavia Prague Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in th ...

and he also played for Hungarian

Újpest FC Újpest Football Club () is a Hungarian professional association football, football club, based in Újpest, Budapest, that competes in Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in Nemzeti ...

Managerial career

In 2004, Kozel started work as assistant coach at the "B" team of

. He later took charge of Slavia "B" as the head coach. Kozel signed a two year contract with

FK Jablonec 97 FK Jablonec () is a Czech professional football club based in Jablonec nad Nisou. The club has played in the top league of Czech football, Czech First League, since 1994. History Jablonec played its first season of top league football in the 197 ...

in June 2007. This was his first

management position. After having won just one match in the opening nine games of the season, coupled with his side's exit from the

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in the second qualifying round, Kozel become the fourth manager to lose his job in the

2007–08 Czech First League The 2007–08 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the fifteenth season of Czech Republic's top-tier of football. The season started on 4 August 2007 and concluded on 17 May 2008. Teams Příbram and Slová ...

. Just a week later, however, he was appointed as assistant to

Ladislav Škorpil Ladislav Škorpil (born 6 June 1945, in Hradec Králové) is a former Czech football player and former manager of the Czech club FC Slovan Liberec. Škorpil is also a member of the Civic Democratic Party in his hometown of Hradec Králové. Co ...

Liberec Liberec (; german: Reichenberg ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants and it is the fifth-largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preser ...

. Kozel was appointed manager of

in December 2009, taking over from

Günter Bittengel Günter Bittengel (born 14 July 1966) is a Czech football coach and former player. He played as a striker in the Czechoslovak First League and went on to play in the Czech First League after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. As a result, he a ...

. In the 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga, Kozel led Dukla to the title and subsequent promotion to the Czech First League. After leading Dukla to consecutive sixth-placed league finishes in 2011–12 and 2012–13, Kozel's contract was extended for a further three years. In 2016 Kozel left Dukla following the expiry of his contract. His replacement was named as

Jaroslav Šilhavý Jaroslav Šilhavý (; born 3 November 1961) is a Czech football manager and former player. He is the coach of Czech Republic. As a player, Šilhavý made a total of 464 top flight appearances spanning the end of the Czechoslovak First League and ...

. In 2016, he became the coach of the Czech national under-19 team.

Honours

Player

; Slavia Prague *

: 1995–96

Managerial

; Dukla Prague *

Czech National Football League The Czech National Football League ( cs, Fotbalová národní liga, ''FNL''), currently known as Fortuna národní liga due to sponsorship reasons, is the second level professional association football league in the Czech Republic. Before 2013 it ...

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

References

External links

*
Profile at iDNES.cz
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