Vlastimil Palička (born 23 July 1954) is a

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manager and former player. He managed

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in the

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between 2001 and 2003. He has also managed three other top-flight clubs in the Czech Republic and one in

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. As a player, Palička played in the

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for

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and

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, as well as other clubs including Lutín, Dukla Brno, Hradec Králové, Třinec, Drnovice and Hulín between 1962 and 1989.

Management career

Early career

Palička was manager of

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side

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for two years. He led the club to the final of the

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in 2000.

Gambrinus liga

Palička joined Jablonec as manager in June 2001, replacing Jaroslav Hřebík. Under Palička, Jablonec finished 9th in the

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and 12th the following season. The club also reached the final of the

in 2003, where they lost to

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. Following a poor start to the

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, Palička was sacked in October with the club fourteenth in the league. In May 2004, Palička replaced

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as manager of

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, signing a contract until the end of June 2006. However his tenure lasted just a matter of months, as he was replaced in November of the same year. Shortly after parting with Zlín, Palička was appointed manager of fellow

side

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on a short-term basis, before being given the job until the end of the season. In April 2005 he was given a contract extension until mid-2007. However Opava finished the

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bottom of the league and Palička left at the end of the season. In June 2006 he joined

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but was replaced in August of the same year, having achieved a draw and three defeats from four league matches.

Slovakia

Later in 2006 Palička joined

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club

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as manager, securing a 1–1 draw against league leaders

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in his first match. Despite inheriting a side which was bottom of the league when he arrived, Palička ensured the survival of the club in the

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. However he was replaced at the end of the season by English manager Rob McDonald.

Return to the Czech Republic

In 2008 Palička was appointed manager of

side

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. In his first season, he led the team to safety in the

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. After a poor start to the following season, during which the club had won just 1 of 15 games and rested at the bottom of the league, Palička was removed from his position. In 2011, he was at 1. HFK Olomouc as the head coach of the youth team.

Honours

Managerial

; Baník Ratíškovice

Runners-Up (1): 1999–2000 ; Jablonec

Runners-Up (1): 2002–2003

References

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