Michal Horňák (born 28 April 1970) is a

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manager and former player.

Biography

Horňák played as a defender for several clubs throughout his career, including TJ Gottwaldov,

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(most of his career) and

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(Austria). He won ten championship titles for Sparta Prague. At international level, Horňák earned 38 appearances for the

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, scoring one goal. He was a participant at

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, where the Czech Republic won the silver medal. After playing football, Horňák served as assistant coach for the Czech club

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in 2007. He was appointed coach of

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in April 2013, but only stayed until the end of the calendar year before being replaced by

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