Karel Krejčí (born 20 December 1968) is a Czech

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and former

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who was the manager of Czech Republic U-21. He was born in

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Playing career

Krejčí played in the

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in the 1990s, representing

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, 1. FK Příbram and

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. His last First League match was three minutes in a 7–0 loss to

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Managerial career

Following his career as a player, Krejčí became coach of

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reserve football team. Krejčí joined

side

as manager in April 2008 for the end of the

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after Levý´s departure. In new season he became assistant of new head coach

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and later

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. This coach duo Vrba-Krejčí started in Plzeň very successful era, in which the club won two league titles, one cup title, and three consecutive seasons of participation in the

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knockout stage. When in December 2013 Vrba joined the

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as head coach, Krejčí continued to work with him as his first assistant. In August 2015, Krejčí was named as the new manager of Viktoria Plzeň after Miroslav Koubek´s departure because of unsuccessful start of new season.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Managerial

Viktoria Plzeň *

: 2015–16

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* 1968 births Living people Footballers from Plzeň Czech men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Czech First League players FC Viktoria Plzeň players FC Zlín players FK Příbram players SK Dynamo České Budějovice players FK Dukla Prague players Czech football managers Czech First League managers Czech National Football League managers FC Viktoria Plzeň managers FK Příbram managers {{CzechRepublic-footy-midfielder-stub