Michal Bílek
Czech footballer and manager
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Michal Bílek (born 13 April 1965)[1] is a football manager and former player who serves as head coach of the Czech Republic U21 national team. He led the Czech Republic national football team for four years between 2009 and 2013. As a player, he represented Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic at international level. His playing position was right midfielder.
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Bílek as coach of Kazakhstan in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 April 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Czech Republic U21 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1982 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | Sparta Prague | 13 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | RH Cheb | 50 | (4) |
| 1986–1990 | Sparta Prague | 135 | (32) |
| 1990–1992 | Real Betis | 59 | (11) |
| 1992–1993 | Sparta Prague | 28 | (5) |
| 1993–1996 | Viktoria Žižkov | 91 | (20) |
| 1996–1998 | Sparta Prague | 15 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | FK Teplice | 76 | (11) |
| Total | 467 | (84) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Czechoslovakia U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 1987–1992 | Czechoslovakia | 32 | (11) |
| 1992–1995 | Czech Republic | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | FK Teplice | ||
| 2001–2002 | Cartaginés | ||
| 2002–2003 | Czech Republic U19 | ||
| 2003–2006 | Chmel Blšany | ||
| 2006 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| 2006–2008 | Sparta Prague | ||
| 2008–2009 | Ružomberok | ||
| 2009–2013 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2014 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2016–2017 | Jihlava | ||
| 2018–2019 | Zlín | ||
| 2019–2020 | Kazakhstan | ||
| 2020 | Astana | ||
| 2021–2023 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| 2025– | Czech Republic U21 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
During his career, Bílek was mainly associated with Sparta Prague, which he represented on four separate occasions, starting with the first team aged only 17. He played in the Czechoslovak First League for RH Cheb in the mid-1980s before returning to Sparta.[2]
On 27 December 1990, Bílek transferred to Spanish club Real Betis, being relegated in his first season, and returning to Sparta after another year.[3] He played for FK Viktoria Žižkov and FK Teplice until 2000, appearing once again for his main club in between.
Bílek played for Czechoslovakia and briefly for the independent Czech Republic.[citation needed] For both teams, he played a total of 35 matches and scored 11 goals, representing the former at the 1990 FIFA World Cup as an offensive mainstay – scoring twice for the quarterfinalists.[citation needed] His debut for Czechoslovakia occurred in 1987 during a friendly match against Poland in Bratislava.[1]
Managerial career
Immediately after ending his playing career, Bílek began coaching, precisely with Teplice. After a brief stint in Costa Rica, he returned home, going on to manage FK Chmel Blšany, FC Viktoria Plzeň and MFK Ružomberok. In 2006, Bílek took charge of Sparta, replacing Stanislav Griga.[4] He went on to win the Czech First League in his first season and finish second in the following season.[5] Bílek resigned from his position at Sparta in May 2008.[6]
In late October 2009, having coached the nation's U19 team seven years earlier,[7] former assistant Bílek was appointed new coach of the senior team, following Ivan Hašek's resignation after the failure to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[8] He was replaced as national team coach in September 2013 after nearly four years in the role by Josef Pešice.[9]
International goals
- Scores and results list; Czechoslovakia's goal tally first.[10]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 October 1987 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |  Poland | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 11 November 1987 | Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Wales | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualification |
| 3. | 20 September 1988 | Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Austria | 2–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 4. | 9 May 1989 | Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Luxembourg | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 5 September 1989 | Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra, Czechoslovakia |  Romania | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 6 October 1989 | Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Portugal | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 2–1 | |||||
| 8. | 25 October 1989 | Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Switzerland | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 10 June 1990 | Stadio Comunale, Florence, Italy |  United States | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup |
| 10. | 15 June 1990 | Stade Comunale, Florence, Italy | Austria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup |
| 11. | 22 April 1992 | Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Germany | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 27 May 2023
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Teplice |  |
20 March 2001 | 30 June 2001 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 20.00 |
| Czech Republic U-19 | |
1 July 2003 | 30 June 2004 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25.00 |
| Chmel Blšany | |
10 October 2003 | 30 June 2006 | 80 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 25.00 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | |
1 July 2006 | 2 September 2006 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40.00 |
| Sparta Prague | |
3 September 2006 | 30 June 2008 | 71 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 54.93 |
| Ružomberok |  |
1 July 2008 | 30 June 2009 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 36.36 |
| Czech Republic | |
20 October 2009 | 11 September 2013 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 39.02 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi |  |
1 July 2014 | 31 July 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Vysočina | |
14 September 2016 | 12 April 2017 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 30.77 |
| Zlín | |
1 June 2018 | 17 January 2019 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 50.00 |
| Kazakhstan |  |
18 January 2019 | 19 November 2020 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 27.78 |
| Astana | |
14 January 2020 | 26 August 2020 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 57.14 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | |
10 May 2021 | 30 June 2023 | 97 | 56 | 15 | 26 | 57.73 |
| Total | 402 | 172 | 91 | 139 | 42.79 | |||
