Karel Brückner

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Karel Brückner
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Personal information
Date of birth 13 November 1939 (1939-11-13) (age 72)
Place of birth Olomouc, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Youth career
1946–1958 Spartak MŽ Olomouc
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1958–1965 TJ MŽ Olomouc
1965–1966 FC Baník Ostrava
1966–1973 Sigma MŽ Olomouc
Teams managed
1973–1979 Sigma Olomouc
1979–1981 Železárny Prostějov
1981–1983 Zbrojovka Brno
1983–1987 Sigma Olomouc
1987–1988 Czechoslovakia U-21
1988–1989 ZVL Žilina
1989–1990 TJ Vítkovice
1990–1993 Sigma Olomouc
1994 Petra Drnovice
1995 Inter Bratislava
1995–1997 Sigma Olomouc
1998–2001 Czech Republic U-21
2001–2008 Czech Republic
2008–2009 Austria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Karel Brückner (born 13 November 1939 in Olomouc) is a Czech retired football coach.

[edit] Coaching career

Brückner began his coaching career in 1973 in the Czech League and was the coach of his home club SK Sigma Olomouc.[1] He later went on to coach Inter Bratislava with which he won the Slovakia Cup in 1985.[1] He was appointed coach of the Czech Republic national under-21 football team in 1997 and head of the national team in 2001.[1] He achieved success with the team, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Euro 2004. The team went to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2006 and the UEFA Euro 2008 but failed to progress beyond the group stage in either of the competitions. Prior to the Euro 2008 tournament, Brückner announced his intention to leave his position at the end of the competition.[2]

However, despite announcing his retirement, Brückner did not remain unemployed for long. In July 2008, the national team of Austria named him as their new manager.[3] On 2 March 2009 Austria's football federation's president, Leo Windtner, announced that Brückner has left his position as Austria's coach. Windtner was reportedly disappointed with Austria's poor and faltering performance through the qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[4] he retired from football on 18 March 2009.[5][6] On 8 July 2009, Bruckner was named Advisor to Ivan Hašek of the Football Association of the Czech Republic.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Fletcher, Paul (30 June 2004). "Bruckner tracks Czech path to glory". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/czech_rep/3854805.stm. Retrieved 23 June 2008. 
  2. ^ "Czech collapse at Euro 2008 signals end of era as Bruckner, Koller, Galasek bow out". The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on 2008-06-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20080620023419/http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hHTVggOCUzow0VEIF35ljPZNWf9Q. Retrieved 20 June 2008. 
  3. ^ "Soccer-Czech Brückner appointed new Austria coach". Reuters. 25 July 2008. http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKL58550020080725. Retrieved 25 July 2008. 
  4. ^ ÖFDB trennt sich von Teamchef Brückner
  5. ^ Brückner beendet Karriere
  6. ^ "Karel Bruckner Leaves Position As Austria Coach". Goal.com. 2 March 2009. http://www.goal.com/en/news/468/internationals/2009/03/02/1135207/karel-bruckner-leaves-position-as-austria-coach. Retrieved 7 July 2009. 
  7. ^ "Neue Aufgabe für Brückner". Transfermarkt. 8 July 2009. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/29455/neue-aufgabe-fuer-brueckner.html. Retrieved 8 July 2009. 

[edit] External links
Czech Coach of the Year (Rudolf Vytlačil Award)
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