Jiří Lerch
Czech footballer and coach
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Jiří Lerch (born 17 October 1971) is a Czech football coach and former player.[1] He made 233 appearances in the Czech First League and its predecessor, scoring eight goals. He won the Czech First League in 1995–96 with Slavia. He played 15 times for Czechoslovakia U21, scoring 2 goals from 1992 to 1993.[2] He played three times for the Czech Republic, making his debut against Slovakia on 8 May 1995.
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 October 1971 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Dukla Prague | ||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | České Budějovice | ||||||||||
| 1992–2002 | Slavia Prague | ||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Czechoslovakia U21 | 15 | (2) | ||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Czech Republic | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | České Budějovice B | ||||||||||
| 2011–2022 | České Budějovice (assistant) | ||||||||||
| 2022 | České Budějovice (interim) | ||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | České Budějovice (assistant) | ||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | České Budějovice | ||||||||||
| 2025 | České Budějovice | ||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Vysočina Jihlava | ||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
On 13 December 2023, Lerch was appointed caretaker head coach and on 15 January 2024, Lerch was appointed head coach of Dynamo České Budějovice.[3]
On 12 January 2025, Lerch was appointed head coach of Dynamo České Budějovice again.[4]
On 15 October 2025, Lerch was appointed head coach of Vysočina Jihlava.[5]
