Jindřich Trpišovský (born 27 February 1976) is a Czech

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who is currently the manager of

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 ...

. He has won four

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and four

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with them.

Playing career

During his playing career, Trpišovský played for

Čechie Karlín Čechie Karlín was a Czechoslovak football club from the town of Karlín – later incorporated into the city of Prague. The club played sporadically in the Czechoslovak First League The Czechoslovak First League (, ) was the premier foot ...

as a

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. At the age of 12, Trpišovský was discouraged from playing football due to knee problems, before returning to the sport at the age of 17.

Management career

At the age of 20, Trpišovský began coaching at Čechie Karlín's youth teams, combining coaching with working at the Esplanade Hotel in

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. Trpišovský later joined

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and

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as a youth coach, before joining Xaverov as an assistant. In 2011, Trpišovský was named as manager of

SK Horní Měcholupy SK Horní Měcholupy is a Czech football club located in Prague- Horní Měcholupy. It currently plays in the Prague Championship. In 2018, the men's team closed down due to financial problems and now the club plays only youth competitionshttps:// ...

. At the same time, Trpišovský was working at Czech Second League side

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as assistant, due to Žižkov being Horní Měcholupy's parent club. In 2013, Trpišovský became manager of Žižkov. In July 2015, Trpišovský was named as the new manager of

Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech professional association football, football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won thr ...

after

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's departure to

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. During his time at Liberec, Trpišovský guided the club to the

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group stages twice, finishing third in 2015–16 in a group containing

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and

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. On 22 December 2017, Trpišovský signed a contract with

. At the end of Trpišovský's first season at Slavia, the club won the

. The following season, Slavia won the

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and cup double, as well as reaching the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Slavia reached the group stages of the

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in the 2019–20 season, as well as winning the Czech First League for the second time under Trpišovský's tenure. In 2021, Slavia once again won the league and cup double, their third consecutive league title under Trpišovský's management, as well as reaching the quarter-finals of the Europa League, knocking out

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and

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along the way.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Managerial

Slavia Prague *

: 2018–19, 2019–20,

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, 2024–25 *

: 2017–18, 2018–19,

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* Czechoslovak Supercup: 2019 Individual *

Manager of the Season: 2019–20,

References

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