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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 April 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Czechoslovakia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SK Uničov (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1984 | Sokol Leština | ||
| 1984–1986 | Sulko Zábřeh | ||
| 1987–1992 | Sigma Olomouc | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1999 | Sigma Olomouc | 136 | (20) |
| 1992–1993 | → RH Cheb (loan) | ||
| 1999–2004 | Union Berlin | 121 | (5) |
| Total | 257 | (25) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Czech Republic U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005 | Sigma Olomouc B (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2006 | SK Lipová | ||
| 2006–2008 | Sigma Olomouc B | ||
| 2009–2010 | Sulko Zábřeh | ||
| 2010 | MFK Karviná | ||
| 2011–2015 | Sulko Zábřeh | ||
| 2015–2017 | SK Uničov | ||
| 2017–2018 | 1. SC Znojmo | ||
| 2018–2019 | MFK Vítkovice | ||
| 2019–2020 | SFC Opava | ||
| 2021–2022 | Baník Ostrava (staff) | ||
| 2022– | SK Uničov | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ "Balcárek: Kvalita českého fotbalu upadá. Není na trenéry" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Union, pýcha východního Berlína. Jediný Čech vzpomíná: Úplně jiná kultura!" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Jiří Balcárek je asistentem u juniorky, sigmafotbal.cz, 28 June 2006
- ^ Letní přípravné období - SK Sigma Olomouc, trenink.com, 8 June 2006
- ^ Kouč Balcárek: V Zábřehu chci jenom srdcaře, sumpersky.denik.cz, 13 January 2009
- ^ Novým trenérem se stal Jiří Balcárek, mfkkarvina.cz, 7 April 2010
- ^ "Exzábřežský kouč Balcárek skončil v Karviné". denik.cz (in Czech). 5 October 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Sulko má nějaké dluhy, tak šetříme, říká staronový kouč Zábřehu Jiří Balcárek, sumpersky.denik.cz, 19 January 2011
- ^ Jiří Balcárek odchází. Sulko Zábřeh přijde o svou ikonu, sumpersky.denik.cz, 3 June 2015
- ^ Mohelnice jde v poháru dál. Balcárkův Uničov končí, sumpersky.denik.cz, 25 July 2015
- ^ Chtěl bych hrát ofenzivně, měl jsem to tak nastavené i v Uničově, říká trenér Jiří Balcárek, 1scznojmo.cz, 19 June 2017
- ^ Na trenérských pozicích končí Balcárek a Paul, nahradí je Kalvoda a Šuškavčević, 1scznojmo.cz, 31 January 2018
- ^ Fotbalisté Vítkovic se v nové sezóně chtějí vyhnout bojům o záchranu, patriotmagazin.cz, 20 July 2018
- ^ Opava mění trenéra! Tým převzal Balcárek, končí i asistent Dvorník, isport.blesk.cz, 12 November 2019
- ^ Fotbalová Opava odvolala trenéra. Balcárkovi srazila vaz série bez vítězství, nahrazuje ho Kováč, irozhlas.cz, 11 June 2020
- ^ Trenér Balcárek: Táhlo mě to zpět na střídačku. V Baníku nepokračuje, sumpersky.denik.cz, 15 September 2022
External links edit
- Jiří Balcárek at FAČR (in Czech)
