Karol Dobiaš (born 18 December 1947) is a former Slovak

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player and coach. During his career, he was a versatile player, mostly playing as either a defender or

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Player career

He was born in

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. His career started in Baník Handlová. In 1965 he moved to

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where he achieved the biggest success as a player. With Spartak he became a five time Czechoslovakian champion and won three national cups. In 1970 and 1971, he was named

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. In 1977, he moved to Bohemians Prague. During his career he played 345 matches in the Czechoslovak league and scored 20 goals. In 1980, he was allowed to be transferred abroad and he went to KSC Lokeren in Belgium. He ended his career in 1984 at Racing Gand. He was capped 67 times for Czechoslovakia, scored 6 goals. He was a participant at the

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and a member of Czechoslovak winning team at 1976 European Football Championship. In the 1976 final game Dobiaš scored a goal that gave Czechoslovakia a 2–0 lead against

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Coaching career

Dobias' first team as a manager was the youth squad of Bohemians Prague. In 1988/89 he managed SK Hradec Králové but was dismissed after the 14th game day. In September 1990 he was assigned manager of

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. The team was relegated and with Dobiaš it achieved a one-season comeback. In 1993/1994 he managed

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and won the Czech league. Still he was fired after just two games the following season. In 1995/1996 he coached a minor Prague team

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. Afterwards he worked for many years as a scout for Sparta Prague. For the 2003/2004 he was selected an assistant manager for Bohemians Prague but his contract was cancelled in January 2004.

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