Marek Jarolím (born 21 May 1984) is a Czech

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manager and former player. He played as a

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Playing career

In March 2013, Jarolím signed for

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club Hangzhou Greentown. After leaving China, he started training for

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and was engaged in negotiations for returning to his former club. Shortly afterwards, on 6 September 2013, he signed for Greek Football League club Iraklis. He made his debut for his new club in an away 3–2 loss against

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. His first goal for Iraklis came in a home win against Anagennisi Giannitsa. On 18 January 2014, his contract with Iraklis was terminated by mutual consent. In total, he made eight appearances for the club and scored three goals. On 21 January 2014, Jarolím signed a contract with

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side Slovan Liberec.

Coaching career

In the summer of 2017 Jarolím joined the Slavia Prague U17 team as an assistant coach. In June 2020, he was promoted to head coach of Slavia's B-team. On 4 August 2024, Jarolím was hired by

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club Vysočina Jihlava as the manager.

Personal life

He is a nephew of

Karel Jarolím Karel Jarolím (born 23 August 1956) is a Czech football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a midfielder, making 275 appearances in the Czechoslovak First League. and representing the Czechoslovakia national team internationall ...

, a Czech football coach, and a cousin of Lukáš Jarolím and

David Jarolím David Jarolím (; born 17 May 1979) is a Czech football manager and former player who most recently managed Ústí nad Labem. A central midfielder by position, Jarolím was known for his stamina, passing and technical skill. Club career Born in ...

Honours

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: **Winner (2): 2007–08, 2008–09 ; Jablonec: *

: **Runner-up (1): 2009–10 *

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: **Runner-up (1): 2009–10

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jarolim, Marek 1984 births Living people Czech men's footballers Footballers from Olomouc Men's association football midfielders Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech First League players Chinese Super League players Football League (Greece) players SK Slavia Prague players FK Mladá Boleslav players FC Viktoria Plzeň players FK Jablonec players FK Teplice players FC Slovan Liberec players Bohemians 1905 players Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players SK Slavia Prague non-playing staff Czech expatriate men's footballers Czech expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in China Czech expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece FC Vysočina Jihlava managers Czech football managers Czech National Football League managers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers 21st-century Czech sportsmen