Milouš Kvaček (19 November 1933 – 14 May 2010) was a Czech professional football player and manager who played for the

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side that won the 1959–60

Czechoslovak First League The Czechoslovak First League ( cs, 1. fotbalová liga, sk, 1. futbalová liga) was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who forme ...

title.

Playing career

Kvaček spent most of his playing career in the Czechoslovak First League, playing for

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, TJ Jablonec nad Jisou and

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. He also had a brief spell playing in Australia for

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. Overall, he appeared in 141 Czechoslovak First League matches and scored 52 league goals.

Career as manager

Following retirement as a player, he managed several clubs, including

in the second division in the 1975–76 season. He also led the Czechoslovakia Olympic football team, and also coached teams in Malaysia and Singapore. He led

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into two Malaysia Cup finals, winning the 1990 final. In Singapore, he had a brief stint as national team coach in 1992 and also coached the Singapore Lions in Malaysia Cup. Kvacek also worked as a technical director for

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in the S.League from 1996 to 1997.

Death

He died at the age of 76.

References

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