František Ipser (16 August 1927 – 9 December 1999) was a

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manager and former player. As a player, Ipser played mostly for

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 t ...

, and won the

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with Slavia in 1947. In 1948-1950 he played for ATK Prague as a part of his compulsory

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. Ipser made a total of 148 appearances in the

, scoring 5 goals. After finishing his active career, Ipser started to work as a football manager. He coached Slavia Prague in 1964-1966 and

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in 1970–1971. In latter years he also coached several lower division teams.

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SK Slavia Praha profile
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