Radim Nečas (born 26 August 1969) is a

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manager and former player. He played for the

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four times between 1995 and 2000. Nečas made more than 300 top-flight appearances spanning the existence of the

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and the

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. He also played top-flight football in

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and

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. Nečas became the most expensive player in the history of Czech football in 1992 when

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signed him from

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for 25 million

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Playing career

Club

Nečas started his professional career at

in 1987, where he played for five years. One of the highlights of Nečas' time at Ostrava was scoring from a free kick at

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in the first round of the

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against

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. The same season, Nečas won the

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with Ostrava. Nečas became the most expensive player in the history of Czech football in 1992, when he left Ostrava for

for a fee of 25 million

. Two years later, he went to

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and then on to Greek side

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in December 1995. When he returned to the Czech Republic, he played for Jablonec, where he won the 1997–98

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. He returned to Slavia in 2000, playing and scoring in the second round of the

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against

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. In January 2001 he signed for Slovak club Slovan Bratislava. He played for Bratislava for two years before returning to the Czech Republic in 2003, where he signed for

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team

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International

Nečas started playing for the national youth teams of

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in 1984, making a combined total of 47 appearances over four years at age groups from under-15 to under-18. In 1988, he made his first appearance for Czechoslovakia U21; he went on to make 28 appearances and score six goals during his four years with the team. He made his full international debut for the

in a

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against

on 8 May 1995. He played in another friendly match later the same year, against

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, but it was 1998 before he made his third appearance, again in a friendly, this time against

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. His fourth and final appearance was at the 2000 Carlsberg Cup tournament in a match against

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Management career

In the summer of 2006, Nečas took over at

side

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, replacing

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. However his tenure lasted just five matches before he was dismissed, having lost only once during this period. In 2007, Nečas joined

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as assistant to manager

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. In September 2007, Nečas joined

side

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as assistant to manager

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. Although Zach left his position in October 2007, Nečas continued in his position under replacement manager

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until they were both sacked, along with other assistant coach

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in November 2009. Nečas went to Slovakia to manage

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in February 2010 during the

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. At the beginning of the 2010–11 season he went back to the Czech Republic and joined another Bohemian Football League club,

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. Having steered the club to mid-table safety, with the club in 11th position with just two games remaining, it was announced that Nečas would leave Česká Lípa at the end of the season. In the summer of 2011, Nečas joined

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in the

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as assistant manager to

. Nečas returned to Česká Lípa as manager in October 2012, achieving a win in his first match in charge. In October 2013 he took charge of

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in the

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. He took over from Roman Veselý as the manager of

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in March 2014, and the club celebrated the league title and promotion to the

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at the end of the 2013–14 season. In March 2025, Nečas returned to coach Arsenal Česká Lípa in the Bohemian Football League.

Managerial statistics

:''As of 13 September 2006''

Personal

The son of Radim Nečas, also called Radim, is also a professional footballer.

Honours

As a player

Club

;

: *

: 1990–91 ; Jablonec: *

: 1997–98

References

External links

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