Václav Kotal (born 2 October 1952) is a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

former

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player and current manager, currently in charge of

Viktoria Žižkov Viktoria usually refers to Viktoria, a name which is the same as Victoria (name), but may also refer to: Places * FK Viktoria Stadion, stadium of Viktoria Žižkov * Viktoria-Luise-Platz, building in Berlin * Viktoriastadt, now known as Victoria ...

. As a player, he spent ten seasons at

Sparta Prague ) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští'' , ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena , capacity = 19,416 , clubname = Sparta Prague , image = Sparta Praha logo.png , image_size = 160px , fu ...

, playing 168 matches 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 formed ...

and winning two

Czechoslovak Cup The Czechoslovak Cup () was a football cup competition held in Czechoslovakia. It was officially created in 1960 and folded in 1993 with the split between Czech Republic and Slovakia. The cup was played throughout Czechoslovakia until 1968–69. Fr ...

s. He was announced as the new manager of

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; german: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected by law as an ...

on 24 March 2009, replacing manager

Oldřich Machala Oldřich Machala (born 4 August 1963) is a Czech football coach and a former player. Career Machala was born in Bruntál. He played most of his Gambrinus liga career for SK Sigma Olomouc, for which he earned 414 league caps, most in the club's ...

. In his first full season, the 2009–10 Czech 2. Liga, Kotal led Hradec Králové to the Czech 2. Liga title and therefore promotion to the top flight. In two seasons of the Czech First League, Hradec finished in 8th and 13th place. In 2012 Kotal moved to fellow Czech First League outfit

FK Jablonec FK Jablonec () is a Czech professional football club based in Jablonec nad Nisou. The club has played in the top league of Czech football, Czech First League, since 1994. History Jablonec played its first season of top league football in the 197 ...

. He was sacked before the end of the 2012–13 season with the club lying in fifth place in the league after a 5–1 defeat against

Slavia Prague Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in th ...

. Kotal returned to management in September 2013 as the new manager of

FC Zbrojovka Brno FC Zbrojovka Brno is a professional football club based in the city of Brno, South Moravia, Czech Republic and named after Zbrojovka Brno, a firearms manufacturer. Founded in 1913 as SK Židenice, the club later became known as Zbrojovka Brno. Br ...

Honours

Player

; Sparta Prague

(2): 1975–76, 1979–80

Managerial

; Hradec Králové Czech 2. Liga (1): 2009–10 ; Sparta Prague *

Czech Cup The Czech Cup ( cs, Pohár FAČR), officially known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the major men's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association. The Czech Cup was first held in 19 ...

(1): 2019–20

References

External links

Profile at idnes.cz
1952 births Living people Czechoslovak footballers AC Sparta Prague players Czech football managers Czech First League managers FC Hradec Králové managers FK Jablonec managers FK Náchod-Deštné players Association football forwards FC Zbrojovka Brno managers AC Sparta Prague managers Czech footballers People from Náchod FC Hradec Králové players Omonia Aradippou players Sportspeople from the Hradec Králové Region FK Viktoria Žižkov managers Bohemian Football League managers {{CzechRepublic-footy-forward-stub