Ivan Kopecký Explained

Ivan Kopecký
Birth Date:1946 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Czechoslovakia
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1959–1962
Youthclubs1:SK Slavia Prague
Years1:1963–1971
Years2:1972–1980
Clubs2:VP Frýdek-Místek
Manageryears1:1983–1984
Manageryears2:1985–1988
Manageryears3:1988–1989
Manageryears4:1990–1992
Manageryears5:1992
Manageryears6:1993–1998
Manageryears7:1998–1999
Managerclubs1:Bohemians Praha (assistant)
Managerclubs4:Czechoslovak Olympic team
Managerclubs7:Petra Drnovice

Ivan Kopecký (born 29 January 1946) is a Czech football manager and former player.

As a player, Kopecký played five seasons in the Czechoslovak First League for Slavia Prague and one season for Frýdek-Místek, making a total of 137 league appearances and scoring 4 goals.[1]

As a coach, Kopecký led several Czech football clubs. His biggest success as a coach was with TJ Vítkovice. Kopecký led the club in the 1985/1986 season to the Czechoslovak First League championship.[1] Thanks to this achievement, he was selected by the football association as the Czechoslovak Coach of the Year in 1986.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Jeřábek, Luboš. Ceský a ceskoslovenský fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubu. 2007. Grada Publishing. Prague. Czech. 978-80-247-1656-5. 94.