Miroslav Kouřil (born 16 January 1960) is a

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manager and former player. His playing position was

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. Kouřil played in the

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and

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, making over 100 league appearances between 1985 and 1994.Profile at gambrinusliga.cz

Management career

Kouřil became the manager of

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during the

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, replacing

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. Kouřil took over at

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in September 2007, replacing outgoing manager Miroslav Čopjak. Kouřil enjoyed success in his first match as manager, defeating

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in the second round of the

2007–08 Czech Cup The 2007–08 Czech Cup was the 15th edition of the annual football knockout tournament organized by the Czech Football Association of the Czech Republic. It began on 22 August 2007 with the preliminary round and ended with the final on 13 May 20 ...

. He moved to 1. HFK Olomouc during the

2008–09 Czech 2. Liga The 2008–09 Czech 2. Liga was the 16th season of the Czech 2. Liga, 2. česká fotbalová liga, the second tier of the Czech football league system, Czech football league. Bohemians 1905 were promoted to the Czech First League as winners of the l ...

, replacing Josef Mucha after 18 matches of the season. Despite the club being relegated to the third-tier

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after finishing the season in 15th place, Kouřil signed a new contract in the summer. After just six games of the following season however, he was replaced by

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. Kouřil returned to manage Třinec in May 2012.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kouril, Miroslav 1960 births Living people Czech men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Czech First League players SK Slavia Prague players SK Sigma Olomouc players Czech football managers 1. FK Drnovice managers 1. HFK Olomouc managers FK Třinec managers Men's association football forwards People from Zábřeh Footballers from the Olomouc Region Czech National Football League managers