Michal Zach (born 21 March 1969) is a
Czech
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Places
* Czech, ...
football manager. He managed
FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won three league titles and the domestic ...
and
Bohemians 1905
Bohemians Praha 1905 (previously named FC Bohemians Praha) is a Prague-based football club, which was founded in 1905 as AFK Vršovice. The club won the 1982–83 Czechoslovak First League, its only league championship. Its colours are green a ...
in the
2007–08 Czech First League.
Early career
Zach managed Most in the
2003–04 Czech 2. Liga. He lost his position in May 2004 following a series of five consecutive defeats.
Zach managed
Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju ...
in the
2004–05 Czech 2. Liga but was replaced before the end of the season.
After serving as assistant manager to
Vítězslav Lavička
Vítězslav Lavička (; born 30 April 1963) is a Czech football manager and former player.
Playing career
As a player, Lavička played for several Czech clubs, including Škoda Plzeň, RH Cheb and Sparta Prague. He played one season towards ...
at
Liberec, Zach became manager as Lavička's replacement in May 2007. In October 2007, after winning just one of nine league games in charge, Zach left Liberec. In November 2007 he joined
Bohemians 1905
Bohemians Praha 1905 (previously named FC Bohemians Praha) is a Prague-based football club, which was founded in 1905 as AFK Vršovice. The club won the 1982–83 Czechoslovak First League, its only league championship. Its colours are green a ...
as assistant to
Zbyněk Busta
Zbyněk Busta (born 10 March 1967) is a Czech football manager, currently the manager of Povltavská FA. He managed Bohemians 1905 in the 2007–08 Czech First League.
Busta led Bohemians 1905, resigning with six matches of the 2007–08 Czech F ...
and went on to lead the team as caretaker manager following Busta's resignation with six matches of the
2007–08 Czech First League remaining.
Australia
In 2009 Zach moved to
Sydney FC as the assistant manager to compatriot
Vítězslav Lavička
Vítězslav Lavička (; born 30 April 1963) is a Czech football manager and former player.
Playing career
As a player, Lavička played for several Czech clubs, including Škoda Plzeň, RH Cheb and Sparta Prague. He played one season towards ...
. Lavička and Zach extended their deals in 2010. In January 2011, it was announced that Zach would be leaving Sydney and returning to the Czech Republic following the expiry of his contract on 31 March.
Return to the Czech Republic
On 22 June 2011, Zach was announced as the new manager of
Czech 2. Liga side
Most
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. He remained in his position until after the first match of the spring part of the
2012–13 Czech 2. Liga, being replaced by
Zbyněk Busta
Zbyněk Busta (born 10 March 1967) is a Czech football manager, currently the manager of Povltavská FA. He managed Bohemians 1905 in the 2007–08 Czech First League.
Busta led Bohemians 1905, resigning with six matches of the 2007–08 Czech F ...
.
References
External links
Profile at iDNES.cz
Profile at Bohemians 1905 website
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1969 births
Living people
Czech football managers
Czech First League managers
FK Baník Most managers
FC Slovan Liberec managers
Bohemians 1905 managers
Sportspeople from Prague
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Austria
FK Ústí nad Labem managers
Czech National Football League managers