Michal Gašparík (born 1981)
Slovak football manager
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Michal Gašparík (born 19 December 1981) is a Slovak professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of Polish Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.[1]
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Gašparík as manager of Górnik Zabrze in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Trnava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Górnik Zabrze (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1999 | Spartak Trnava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Spartak Trnava | 119 | (12) |
| 2005 | → Senec (loan) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Baník Most | 42 | (7) |
| 2007–2010 | Teplice | 21 | (0) |
| 2010 | → DAC Dunajská Streda (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2011 | Górnik Zabrze | 15 | (3) |
| 2012 | Spartak Trnava | 28 | (4) |
| 2013 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 28 | (4) |
| 2014 | Spartak Trnava | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | Iskra Borčice | 9 | (3) |
| 2015 | Gabčíkovo | 15 | (12) |
| 2015 | Skalica | 18 | (5) |
| 2016 | SC Wieselburg | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2025 | Spartak Trnava | ||
| 2025– | Górnik Zabrze | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A midfielder by position, Gašparík spent his playing career in the professional leagues of Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland, playing in the Slovak First Football League, Czech First League and Ekstraklasa.
Playing career
Gašparík joined Most of the Czech First League on a one-and-a-half-year contract in January 2006, having played for the senior team of Spartak Trnava in his native Slovakia for five and a half seasons.[2] He joined fellow Czech First League side Teplice under head coach Petr Rada in July 2007, scoring on his debut for the club in a friendly against Slavia Prague.[3] He spent time on loan in Slovakia with DAC Dunajská Streda before joining Górnik Zabrze of Poland in January 2011.[4] He returned to Trnava on loan in the spring part of the 2011–12 season, before making the move permanent in July 2012.[5]
Managerial career
Spartak Trnava
Gašparík became a first-team manager of Spartak Trnava in January 2021, signing a three-year contract.[6] In January 2024, he prolonged his contract with Spartak Trnava until June 2026.[7] During his stint as Spartak's manager, he won three Slovak Cups, in 2022, 2023 and 2025.[8]
Górnik Zabrze
On 6 June 2025, Gašparík announced that he was joining Polish club Górnik Zabrze as the manager on a two-year deal, taking assistant coaches Tomáš Prisztács and Marian Hodulik with him.[9][10] He won his fourth national cup on 2 May 2026, after leading Górnik to a 2–0 win over Raków Częstochowa in the 2025–26 Polish Cup final.[8]
Personal life
Gašparík has a brother, Richard. His parents are father Michal Gašparík, who was also a footballer, and mother Viera, who played handball.[11]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 15 September 2026
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Spartak Trnava | 1 January 2021 | 6 June 2025 | 202 | 112 | 38 | 52 | 355 | 214 | +141 | 55.45 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 1 July 2025 | Present | 55 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 84 | 62 | +22 | 52.73 |
| Total | 257 | 141 | 48 | 68 | 439 | 276 | +163 | 54.86 | ||
Honours
Manager
Spartak Trnava
Górnik Zabrze
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: October 2025,[13] April 2026[14]
