Luboš Kozel (born 16 March 1971) is a Czech professional

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and former

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who is currently in charge of Jablonec. Following a playing career where he was mostly associated with

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 spent seven years as manager of

Dukla Prague Dukla Prague () was a Czech football club from the city of Prague. Established in 1948 as ATK Praha, the club won a total of 11 Czechoslovak league titles and eight Czechoslovak Cups, and in the 1966–67 season, reached the semi-finals of the ...

, overseeing their transition from the second-tier to the

Czech First League The Czech First League () also known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Czech Republic and the highest level of the Czech Republic football league system. Seasons typically run from A ...

. Kozel played for the Czech Republic national team, appearing in nine matches and scoring one goal.

Playing career

Kozel played the majority of his club football at

, playing nine seasons of the

there. He went on to play for Bohemians Prague and

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in the top flight, amassing a total of 160 appearances in the league. He also played for Hungarian

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. Kozel represented his country at the

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup The 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first FIFA Confederations Cup, Confederations Cup to be organized by FIFA. The tournament had previously been played in 1992 King Fahd Cup, 1992 and 1995 King Fahd Cup, 1995 as the King Fahd Cup. This editi ...

Managerial career

In 2004, Kozel started work as assistant coach at the "B" team of

. He later took charge of Slavia "B" as the head coach. Kozel signed a two-year contract with Jablonec in June 2007. This was his first

management position. Having won just one match in the opening nine games of the season, coupled with his club's exit from the

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in the second qualifying round, Kozel become the fourth manager to lose his job in the 2007–08 Czech First League. However, one week later, he was appointed as assistant to

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. Kozel was appointed manager of

in December 2009, taking over from

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. In the 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga, Kozel led Dukla to the title and subsequent promotion to the Czech First League. After leading Dukla to consecutive sixth-placed league finishes in 2011–12 and 2012–13, Kozel's contract was extended for a further three years. In 2016 Kozel left Dukla following the expiry of his contract. His replacement was named as Jaroslav Šilhavý. In 2016, he became the coach of the Czech national under-19 team.

Honours

Player

Slavia Prague *

: 1995–96

Manager

Dukla Prague *

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: 2010–11

References

External links

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