Tomáš Trucha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 October 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Czech Republic | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013 | Valašské Meziříčí | ||
| 2013–2014 | FC Cape Town (youth) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Viktoria Plzeň (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Orapa United | ||
| 2019–2020 | Township Rollers | ||
| 2020 | AFC Leopards | ||
| 2021– | Penang | ||
Tomáš Trucha (born 17 October 1971) is a Czech football manager who manages Malaysian club Penang.
Career
In 2013, Trucha managed Czech third division side Valašské Meziříčí. After that, he worked as youth coach at FC Cape Town in South Africa.[1]
In 2016, he was appointed assistant manager of Viktoria Plzeň, one of the Czech Republic's most successful clubs.
In 2018, Trucha was appointed manager of Orapa United in Botswana.[2]
In 2019, he was appointed manager of Township Rollers, Botswana's most successful team.
In 2020, he was appointed manager of AFC Leopards in Kenya, but left after a month due to receiving physical threats from people claiming to be members of AFC Leopards.[3]
Before the 2021 season, Trucha was appointed manager of Malaysian outfit Penang.[4]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 8 May 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win% | |||
| FC Tygerberg | 1 July 2012 | 31 December 2012 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 54.55 |
| Valašské Meziříčí | 1 January 2013 | 30 June 2013 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 35.71 |
| Orapa United | 1 December 2018 | 31 March 2019 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 27.27 |
| Township Rollers | 2 July 2019 | 1 November 2020 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 54.55 |
| Leopards | 2 November 2020 | 3 December 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Penang | 4 December 2020[5] | Present | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 46.15 |
| Total | 72 | 33 | 16 | 23 | 45.83 | ||
References
- ^ ""Dobrodruh" Trucha v Africe: šamani, očarovaná brána i český Klopp". isport.blesk.cz.
- ^ "Interview with Tomáš Trucha". ruik.cz.
- ^ "Fearing for his life, Penang's 'Klopp' fled former club after only ONE match". goal.com.
- ^ "Penang coach Trucha can expect comparison with Liverpool boss". thestar.com.my.
- ^ "fearing his life penang fc new boss tomas trucha fled kenyan". Goal.com. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
External links
- Tomáš Trucha at playmakerstats.com
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