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.