Jiří Rubáš (5 February 1922 – 16 May 2005) was a
Czech
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football
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manager and former player.
As a player, Rubáš played mostly for
Bohemians Prague. He also played for the
Czechoslovakia national team, for which he appeared in six matches between 1949 and 1952.
In 1954 he ended his active career and immediately began working as a football manager at
Bohemians Prague. He coached them for 14 years before moving to
Baník Ostrava
''Baník'' is a Slovak word meaning "miner". Since the 1950s it has been part of the name of various sports clubs in Czechoslovakia associated mostly with coal mining regions. In Poland, the same practice was conducted with the name ''górnik''.
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. Rubáš coached several top Czech clubs, including
Baník Ostrava
''Baník'' is a Slovak word meaning "miner". Since the 1950s it has been part of the name of various sports clubs in Czechoslovakia associated mostly with coal mining regions. In Poland, the same practice was conducted with the name ''górnik''.
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,
Škoda Plzeň and
Sparta Prague
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. Rubáš was appointed as a new manager of Baník in the half of the
1975–1976 season and led Baník to the surprising title of Czechoslovak champions, for the first time in club's history.
References
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Profileat the
ČMFS
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website
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Největší osobnosti FC Viktoria Plzeňat the Viktoria Plzeň website
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Trenéři v celé historii Spartyat the Sparta Prague website
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Zemřel bývalý hráč a trenér Jiří Rubášat the Bohemians 1905 website
1922 births
2005 deaths
Czech men's footballers
Czechoslovak men's footballers
Czechoslovakia men's international footballers
FK Viktoria Žižkov players
FC Hradec Králové players
Czech football managers
Czechoslovak football managers
FC Baník Ostrava managers
AC Sparta Prague managers
FK Teplice managers
FC Viktoria Plzeň managers
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football defenders
Sportspeople from Rokycany
Bohemians 1905 players
Bohemians 1905 managers
Footballers from the Plzeň Region
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