Karel Jarolím (born 23 August 1956) is a Czech
football
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coach and former player. As a player, he played as a
midfielder
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, making 275 appearances in the
Czechoslovak First League.
and representing the
Czechoslovakia national team internationally.
Career
Jarolím has been coach of
Slavia Prague three times in the
2000–01 Czech First League and from 2005 to 2010, until he returned for a few matches afterwards.
Jarolím was coach of Jeddah-based
Al-Ahli Saudi Professional League. Al-Ahli were runners-up in
2012 AFC Champions League final. In May 2013, he signed with
Al Wahda for a season. He returned to the Czech Republic in January 2014, signing with
FK Mladá Boleslav.
On 15 July 2016, Jarolím was hired as manager of
Czech Republic national team. He was sacked on 11 September 2018 after a 5–1 defeat against
Russia
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a day earlier, which was then the highest defeat in the history of the Czech Republic national team.
Personal life
His sons
Lukáš and
David
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are also footballers, as well his nephew
Marek.
Honours
As a player
*Dukla Prague:
1978–79 Czechoslovak First League
*Slavia Prague
**Intercup: 1986, 1992
Managerial
*Slovácko:
2004–05 Czech Cup runner-up
*Slavia Prague:
Czech First League:
2007–08,
2008–09
*Slovan Bratislava:
2010–11 Slovak Superliga,
2010–11 Slovak Cup Final
*Al-Ahli:
2012 King Cup of Champions,
2011–12 Saudi Professional League runner-up,
2012 AFC Champions League runner-up
*FK Mladá Boleslav:
2015–16 Czech Cup
Individual
*
Czech Coach of the Year (Rudolf Vytlačil Award): 2008, 2009
*
Czech Coach of the Year: 2008
Managerial statistics
References
External links
Article in Hattrick magazine
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1956 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Čáslav
Men's association football midfielders
Czech men's footballers
Czechoslovak men's footballers
Czech First League players
SK Slavia Prague players
Dukla Prague footballers
FC Rouen players
Amiens SC players
Ligue 2 players
Czech football managers
Czech First League managers
FK Příbram managers
SK Slavia Prague managers
1. FC Slovácko managers
Slovak First Football League managers
ŠK Slovan Bratislava managers
Al-Ahli Saudi FC managers
FK Mladá Boleslav managers
Expatriate football managers in Slovakia
Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in France
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
UAE Pro League managers
Czech Republic national football team managers
Saudi Pro League managers
Czechoslovakia men's international footballers
Czech expatriate football managers
Footballers from the Central Bohemian Region