Adrián Guľa
Slovak footballer and manager
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Adrián Guľa (born 29 June 1975) is a Slovak professional football manager and former player who manages Latvian club Riga.[1]
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Guľa as manager of Žilina in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 June 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Nováky, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Riga (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| NCHZ Nováky | |||
| –2000 | Prievidza | ||
| 2000–2002 | Opava | 53 | (7) |
| 2002–2004 | Jablonec | 31 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Púchov | 50 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Viktoria Žižkov | 15 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Inter Bratislava | ||
| 2008–2009 | Prievidza | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2013 | AS Trenčín | ||
| 2013–2018 | Žilina | ||
| 2018–2019 | Slovakia U21 | ||
| 2019–2021 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| 2021–2022 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 2022–2023 | DAC Dunajská Streda | ||
| 2024 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| 2025– | Riga | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He formerly managed teams including AS Trenčín, Viktoria Plzeň, and Wisła Kraków.[2]
Managerial career
In 2013, MŠK Žilina announced Guľa would become the club's new coach in the summer, replacing caretaker Štefan Tarkovič.
On 7 May 2018, Guľa was appointed as the Slovakia U21 head coach.[3]
Following his departure from Slovakia U21s in 2019, Guľa took the helm as Viktoria Plzeň manager on 1 January 2020. He managed the club for 54 games before leaving the club in May 2021.
Guľa was announced as the manager of Wisła Kraków on 6 June 2021.[4] After Wisła could only manage six wins in 21 league games under Guľa's management, he was dismissed on 13 February 2022.[5]
In June 2024, Cypriot side Apollon Limassol announced the signing of Guľa on a two-season contract, in his first managerial position outside of Central Europe.[6][7]
