Vlastislav Mareček (15 April 1966 – 2 September 2007) was a

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coach. He was voted the best club coach of the

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in 2004/05 and 2005/06 seasons. During his career, he served as a coach of the junior national team, as well as of numerous Czech football clubs. In 2004-2006, he served as the head coach of

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, before leaving this job due to the worsening disease. In September 2007, he died of

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in a

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hospital.

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Czechoslovak men's footballers Czech football managers Czech First League managers FC Zlín managers FK Teplice managers 1966 births 2007 deaths Footballers from Uherské Hradiště Deaths from leukemia in the Czech Republic Men's association football players not categorized by position {{CzechRepublic-footy-bio-stub