Miloslav Machálek (born 20 July 1961) is a
Czech
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professional
football manager
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who last managed
Czech First League
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club
Zbrojovka Brno
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.
Early life and career
Machálek grew up in
Slovácko
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region village of
Slavkov, where he began his career in youth categories. From the age of 18 he often suffered from knee and
cruciate ligament
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injuries that limited him in his career. After returning from the military service he played together with his brother in the
Staré Město,
Vyškov
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Administrative parts
Vyškov ...
and in lower Austrian competitions. He ended his career in his home club.
Managerial career
Machálek's first club as manager was
SK LeRK Prostějov, whom he started coaching in 1999 in
1999–2000 Czech 2. Liga and finished on 12th place.
He subsequently worked for
FC Vysočina Jihlava
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and
1. HFK Olomouc
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, managing both sides in the
Czech 2. league.
In the following year he was appointed as an interim manager of
1. FC Synot , when the manager Radek Rabušic was sacked after only 4 rounds in the
2002–03 Czech First League
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Stadia and locations
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
See also
* 2002–03 Czech ...
.
During the
2003–04 Czech 2. Liga he was named manager of
Prague
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based club
SC Xaverov, but failed to avoid relegation to the
Bohemian Football League
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His ...
(ČFL), the third tier of Czech football.
In the same year he joined
Moravian–Silesian Football League
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(MSFL) local side
SK Uničov and reached 3rd and 6th place in the third tier division. After that he worked as an academy manager and youth coach at
SK Sigma Olomouc
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, leading U-15 team. In 2009 and 2010 he spent a brief spell at Sokol Konice and
MFK Vyškov
MFK Vyškov is a Czech football club located in the town of Vyškov in the South Moravian Region. It currently plays in the Czech National Football League, the second level of Czech football.
History
The club changed names on 1 January 2012, chang ...
, both playing
Czech Fourth Division
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.
He joined MSFL side
SK Uničov for the second time in 2010 on a 3-year spell, reaching 6th and 5th place respectively. He resigned from his position in September 2012 after poor performance in the beginning of 2012–13 season.
In the winter break of 2012-13
Divize D he took charge of
MFK Vyškov
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History
The club changed names on 1 January 2012, chang ...
, which was last in the competition at the time. He helped the club to avoid relegation and finished in 9th place. Following season, he achieved with his team promotion to MSFL. In the next two years in MSFL, he reached 12th and 6th place in the third tier of Czech football.
Líšeň
In January 2017 Machálek signed for
MSFL
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side
SK Líšeň
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Historical names
* 1924&nb ...
, located on the outskirts of the
South Moravian capital
Brno. In the second half of the season, Machálek guided the club to avoid relegation and helping them finish 12th in the 2016–17
MSFL
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season. In the following season
SK Líšeň
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Historical names
* 1924&nb ...
surprisingly reached 3rd place in
MSFL
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, with 16 points loss on the advancing team
1. SK Prostějov, Machálek's former club. Before 2018-19
MSFL
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season,
Líšeň took advantage of cooperation with the second Brno club
Zbrojovka and brought on loan
Jakub Černín
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Club career
Líšeň
He spend entire 2018-19 season on one-year loan in SK Líšeň and celebrated promotion into Czech National Footba ...
and
Jakub Přichystal, who scored 13 goals in 15 games in the first half of 2018-19
MSFL
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season, meaning that
Líšeň was half-season champion. Despite the fall in form in the second half of the season,
Líšeň secured promotion to
2019–20 Czech National Football League
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for the first time in club history, thanks to 2–1 victory in the last round at
FK Hodonín
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Hodonín won promotion to the Moravian–Silesian Football League in 2017, passing rivals ČSK Uherský Brod on the last day of ...
.
In the premiere season in
Czech 2. league, Líšeň presented with spontaneous and lively football under the guidance of Machálek and was the biggest surprise of the competition. He was determining offensive football tactics, mainly using
4–3–3
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formation. After 11 rounds Líšeň had 13 points and reached 9th place in the competition.
Zbrojovka Brno
On 7 October 2019, rival team
FC Zbrojovka Brno
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hired Machálek as their new coach, replacing Pavel Šustr. He led Zbrojovka for the first time on 10 October 2019 in the
friendly game
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against
Sigma Olomouc that took place at the legendary
Stadion Za Lužánkami, reaching 2–0 win. On 18 October 2019, Machálek reached his first regular season win in the home match against
Varnsdorf
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Administrative parts
Villages of Studánka and Světliny 1.díl ...
, that ended 4–1. In the next round, Zbrojovka lost in the game against
FK Viktoria Žižkov
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, mainly due to the absence of several key players. By the end of the first half of the season, Zbrojovka managed to win all 3 matches. In the second part of the season, which was interrupted after the first round due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, Zbrojovka held 14 matches unbeaten run. This resulted in the 2nd place of the table and ensuring participation in promotion play-offs. On July 17, the League football association of the Czech Republic had a meeting on COVID-19 break and decided that the promotion play-offs will be canceled due to irregularity and tense deadline of the competition, and Zbrojovka will be promoted administratively to
2020–21 Czech First League
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.
Style of management
Machálek is known for approaching a football philosophy clearly based on lively, quick and attacking play. His teams are well known for their fast, aggressive, and offensive style of play, as well as their ability to score many goals, but also for the corresponding tendency to concede them. He is influenced by the approach of
Karel Brückner,
Petr Uličný
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Having previously managed Sigma Olomouc until 2006, guiding the club to finishes of third, fourth and ninth, Uličný returned in December 2011.
...
and
Milan Bokša.
Personal life
Machálek's son
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It may refer to:
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* Tomáš Berdych ...
plays for
SK Líšeň
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Historical names
* 1924&nb ...
. They worked together in several clubs in the past, such as in Konice,
Uničov
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Admin ...
,
Vyškov
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Administrative parts
Vyškov ...
or
Líšeň. Another son, Jan, is a
football referee currently officiating in
Fortuna liga
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. While managing
SK Líšeň
SK Líšeň is a association football, football club located in Brno, Czech Republic. It currently plays in the Czech National Football League, having won promotion from the Moravian–Silesian Football League in 2019.
Historical names
* 1924&nb ...
, Machálek also worked for
Zbrojovka Brno
Pre-war Československá zbrojovka, akc.spol. (or a.s.) (Czechoslovak Armory)and post-war Zbrojovka Brno, n.p.(Brno Armory) was a maker of small arms, light artillery, and motor vehicles in Brno, Czechoslovakia. It also made other products and ...
as a
scout and consultant as well as an official at the
Regional Authority of the Olomouc Region. During his spell in
Xaverov, he met
Jindřich Trpišovský in his early stages of coaching career, cited being Trpišovský's mentor. He mentions
Karel Brückner as his greatest coaching role model.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Managerial
; MFK Vyškov
*
Divize D: 2013–14
; SK Líšeň
*
Moravian–Silesian Football League
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: 2018–19
; FC Zbrojovka Brno
*
Czech National Football League
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(runner-up):
2019–20
References
External links
Manager Profile at FC Zbrojovka Brno official site
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1961 births
Living people
Czech footballers
Czech football managers
FC Zbrojovka Brno managers
People from Uherské Hradiště
FC Vysočina Jihlava managers
1. HFK Olomouc managers
Association footballers not categorized by position
Sportspeople from the Zlín Region