Vít Vrtělka (born 21 October 1982) is a

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coach and former player, who is currently assistant coach at

FC Trinity Zlín FC Trinity Zlín is a professional football club from Zlín, Czech Republic. The club has spent a number of seasons in the top league of the country, both the Czechoslovak First League and later the Czech First League. They currently play in the ...

. In his playing career he, among others, played for

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FK Ústí nad Labem FK Ústí nad Labem is a Czech football club based in the city of Ústí nad Labem. Currently the club plays in the Bohemian Football League. The club has played at the top level of national football on three occasions, most recently in the 2010� ...

and

FK Baník Sokolov FK Baník Sokolov is a Czech football club based in Sokolov. The club plays in the Bohemian Football League, which is the third tier of Czech football. Historical names * 1948 – ''SK HDB Falknov nad Ohří'' * 1948 – ''ZTS Sokol ...

Career

Later career

After a long stint at

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- from 2011 to the end of the 2016/2017 season - Vrtělka ended his professional career and took up the role of youth coach at

.Sokolov: Fotbalisty povede nový trenér
regionzapad.cz, 1 January 2020 In addition to his coaching duties, from August 2018 Vrtělka also started playing for Olympia Brezova himself. From 1 January 2020, Vrtělka became a member of

's first team staff, as he was appointed assistant coach to newly appointed head coach, Bohuslav Pilný. In June and July 2020, Vrtělka was registered as a part of the squad and was on the bench as a part of the squad for a few games, however, without getting any minutes. In mid July 2020, Vrtělka was appointed head coach of Sokolov, after Pilný was fired. He held the position until the end of the season. In June 2021, he joined

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's backroom staff as assistant coach to manager Bohuslav Pilný. In June 2022, after 13 years, Vrtělka returned to

Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; german: Zlin) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 73,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice river. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the ...

, where he was hired as assistant coach for the first team and head coach of the club's B-team.Vrtělka se vrátil do Zlína po 13 letech. Propojí ligový tým s juniorkou ševců
zlinsky.denik.cz, 5 July 2022

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Vít Vrtělka
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