František Cipro (born 13 April 1947 in
Jihlava
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) is a retired
Czech football manager, known mostly for his work in
SK Slavia Prague
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and
SK Dynamo České Budějovice
SK Dynamo České Budějovice is a football club from České Budějovice, Czech Republic. They currently play in the Czech First League, the first tier of football in the Czech Republic.
History
The club was founded in 1899 as Sportovní krouž ...
. He was an active player in the past.
Playing career
Cipro played for
Slavia Prague for nine years, making 232 appearances and scoring 41 goals in the league.
Coaching career
As a coach, he won the
Czech First League
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with
Slavia Prague and achieved the semifinals of the
UEFA Cup
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in 1996.
In his first spell as manager of
České Budějovice
České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše.
České Budějovice is ...
, Cipro led the club to promotion from the
Czech 2. Liga
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to the Gambrinus liga in 2006. He was appointed as a manager with Slavia Prague on 30 March 2010, replacing
Karel Jarolím. However, on 15 May 2010, following the last league game of the season, Cipro announced he was standing down from the position and returning to his role as chief
scout
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, after just eight league games in charge.
He returned to České Budějovice for his second spell in September 2011. He stayed at České Budějovice for a year before he was sacked in September 2012, with the club at the bottom of the league table.
References
External links
Profile at idnes.czSK Dynamo České Budějovice profile
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Czech footballers
Czech football managers
Czech expatriate football managers
Czechoslovak footballers
Czechoslovak football managers
SK Slavia Prague players
AEL Limassol managers
Expatriate football managers in Cyprus
Sportspeople from Jihlava
1947 births
Living people
Czech First League managers
FC Zbrojovka Brno managers
SK Slavia Prague managers
FK Teplice managers
FC Viktoria Plzeň managers
SK Dynamo České Budějovice managers
LASK managers
Expatriate football managers in Austria
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
FK Chmel Blšany managers
Association footballers not categorized by position
FC Tirol Innsbruck managers
FC Fastav Zlín players