Milan Frýda (born 26 August 1965) is a Czech former

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who played as a

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Life

Frýda was born in 1965 in the

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

. He started his career in

FC Hradec Králové FC Hradec Králové is a Czech professional football club based in the city of Hradec Králové. The club, which was founded in 1905, won the Czechoslovak First League in the 1959–60 season. Since 2021, the club has played in the Czech Fir ...

. He was described as "part of the famous Kliček - Kotal - Frýda backup".

Career

In 1984, Frýda signed for

SK Slavia Prague Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional association football, football football team, club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are ...

. In 1986, he signed for

FK Hvězda Cheb FK Hvězda Cheb is a Czech football club, playing in the town of Cheb. The club was founded in 1951 and refounded in 2001 after a bankruptcy in 1996. The club played for 13 consecutive seasons in the Czechoslovak First League between 1979 and 1992, ...

. In 1988, he returned to Slavia Prague. In 1990, he signed for Swiss side

FC Lausanne-Sport Football Club Lausanne-Sport is a Swiss Association football, football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport compete in the top-tier Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2022–23 Swiss Challeng ...

. He played in the

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while playing for the club. In 1997, he returned to Hradec Králové. After retiring from professional football, he worked as a youth manager.

References

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