Miroslav Kouřil (born 16 January 1960) is a

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football manager and former player. His playing position was forward. Kouřil played in the

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 ...

and

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, making over 100 league appearances between 1985 and 1994.Profile at gambrinusliga.cz

Management career

Kouřil became the manager of

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during the 2005–06 Czech 2. Liga, replacing

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. Kouřil took over at

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in September 2007, replacing outgoing manager

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. Kouřil enjoyed success in his first match as manager, defeating

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in the second round of the 2007–08 Czech Cup. He moved to

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during the

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, replacing Josef Mucha after 18 matches of the season. Despite the club being relegated to the third-tier

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after finishing the season in 15th place, Kouřil signed a new contract in the summer. After just six games of the following season however, he was replaced by

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. Kouřil returned to manage Třinec in May 2012.

References

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