Jiří_Balcárek

Jiří Balcárek

Jiří Balcárek

Czech footballer and manager

Jiří Balcárek (born 29 April 1973) is a Czech football manager and former player. He played for Olomouc in the Czech First League and German side Union Berlin[1] at club level and made two appearances for the Czech Republic under-21 national team.

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Playing career

At club level, Balcárek spent six seasons playing for Olomouc before moving to Union Berlin in Germany, where he played for five more seasons.[2] Internationally he represented the Czech Republic under-21 national team, making two appearances in 1994.

Managerial career

Balcárek started his coaching career in June 2005 as assistant manager of Sigma Olomouc's B-team.[3] He then had a spell at SK Lipová as manager, before returning to Sigma Olomouc in the summer of 2006 as manager of their B-team.[4] In January 2009, Balcárek signed as manager of Sulko Zábřeh.[5]

In April 2010, Balcárek was appointed manager of second-tier side MFK Karviná.[6] He resigned in October of the same year due to poor results.[7] In January 2011, he returned to Sulko Zábřeh.[8] He left the position in June 2015.[9] He was then appointed manager of SK Uničov.[10] After winning the 2016-17 Moravian-Silesian Football League, Balcárek was appointed manager of Znojmo.[11] However, he was fired on 31 January 2018.[12]

In the summer of 2018, Balcárek became manager of MFK Vítkovice.[13] At the end of November 2019, he accepted a job offer from SFC Opava and became the club's new manager.[14] He left the club in June 2020.[15]

In 2021-2022, Balcárek worked in a different role at FC Baník Ostrava, before returning to SK Uničov in September 2022.[16]

References

  1. [1]
    "Balcárek: Kvalita českého fotbalu upadá. Není na trenéry" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Union, pýcha východního Berlína. Jediný Čech vzpomíná: Úplně jiná kultura!" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. [3]
    Jiří Balcárek je asistentem u juniorky, sigmafotbal.cz, 28 June 2006
  4. [4]
    Letní přípravné období - SK Sigma Olomouc, trenink.com, 8 June 2006
  5. [5]
    Kouč Balcárek: V Zábřehu chci jenom srdcaře, sumpersky.denik.cz, 13 January 2009
  6. [6]
    Novým trenérem se stal Jiří Balcárek, mfkkarvina.cz, 7 April 2010
  7. [7]
    "Exzábřežský kouč Balcárek skončil v Karviné". denik.cz (in Czech). 5 October 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  8. [8]
    Sulko má nějaké dluhy, tak šetříme, říká staronový kouč Zábřehu Jiří Balcárek, sumpersky.denik.cz, 19 January 2011
  9. [9]
    Jiří Balcárek odchází. Sulko Zábřeh přijde o svou ikonu, sumpersky.denik.cz, 3 June 2015
  10. [10]
    Mohelnice jde v poháru dál. Balcárkův Uničov končí, sumpersky.denik.cz, 25 July 2015
  11. [11]
    Chtěl bych hrát ofenzivně, měl jsem to tak nastavené i v Uničově, říká trenér Jiří Balcárek, 1scznojmo.cz, 19 June 2017
  12. [12]
    Na trenérských pozicích končí Balcárek a Paul, nahradí je Kalvoda a Šuškavčević, 1scznojmo.cz, 31 January 2018
  13. [13]
    Fotbalisté Vítkovic se v nové sezóně chtějí vyhnout bojům o záchranu, patriotmagazin.cz, 20 July 2018
  14. [14]
    Opava mění trenéra! Tým převzal Balcárek, končí i asistent Dvorník, isport.blesk.cz, 12 November 2019
  15. [15]
    Fotbalová Opava odvolala trenéra. Balcárkovi srazila vaz série bez vítězství, nahrazuje ho Kováč, irozhlas.cz, 11 June 2020
  16. [16]
    Trenér Balcárek: Táhlo mě to zpět na střídačku. V Baníku nepokračuje, sumpersky.denik.cz, 15 September 2022
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