Martin Svědík (born 27 June 1974) is a

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and former

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Playing career

As a player, Svědík played as a forward. He started playing at the top level in the

1993–94 Czech First League The 1993–94 Czech First League was the first edition of top flight Czech First League annual football tournament in the Czech Republic following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 1 January 1993. The season started on 14 August 1993 and ended ...

for

FC Baník Ostrava FC Baník Ostrava is a professional association football, football club from Ostrava in the Czech Republic. The club competes in the Czech First League, the top tier of Czech football. Founded in 1922 as SK Slezská Ostrava, Baník has won the ...

before having brief spells in the top flight with SK Sigma MŽ Olomouc and AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč.Profile at gambrinusliga.cz
He also played for the

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between 1993 and 1994.

Management career

Svědík took over at TJ Tesla Pardubice in 2007, while the club was in the

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. Svědík led

FK Pardubice FK Pardubice is a Czech football club located in the city of Pardubice. Since 2020, the club has played in the Czech First League. The club is the successor of TJ Tesla Pardubice, which merged with FC Loko Pardubice in 2008. History The club ad ...

, which had changed its name in 2010, to promotion from the Czech Fourth Division to the

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in 2010, with the club celebrating promotion five games before the end of the season. The club played in the Bohemian Football League for two seasons, before winning promotion to the Czech 2. Liga in 2012. On 12 April 2025, Svědík was appointed manager

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, last team of the Czech 2. Liga at the moment.

Honours

Managerial

; FK Pardubice *

runner-up: 2011–12 *

: 2009–10 ; 1. FC Slovácko *

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: 2021–22

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Svedik, Martin 1974 births Living people Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech First League players FC Baník Ostrava players SK Sigma Olomouc players FK Příbram players AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč players Czech football managers FC Baník Ostrava managers FK Mladá Boleslav managers FC Vysočina Jihlava managers 1. FC Slovácko managers Men's association football forwards FK Pardubice managers Bohemian Football League managers Czech National Football League managers FC Zbrojovka Brno managers Czech Fourth Division managers