Karel Zeman (football manager) explained

Karel Zeman
Fullname:Karel Zeman
Birth Date:28 February 1977[1]
Birth Place:Palermo, Italy
Manageryears1:2007–2008
Managerclubs1:Bojano
Manageryears2:2009
Managerclubs2:Toma Maglie
Manageryears3:2010
Managerclubs3:Toma Maglie
Manageryears4:2010
Managerclubs4:Manfredonia
Manageryears5:2012
Managerclubs5:Fano
Manageryears6:2014
Managerclubs6:Qormi
Manageryears7:2014–2015
Managerclubs7:Selargius
Manageryears8:2015–2016
Managerclubs8:Abano
Manageryears9:2016–2017
Managerclubs9:Reggina
Manageryears10:2018
Managerclubs10:Santarcangelo
Manageryears11:2018
Managerclubs11:Gela
Manageryears12:2019–2020
Managerclubs12:ACR Messina
Manageryears13:2020–2021
Managerclubs13:Lavello
Manageryears14:2021–2023
Managerclubs14:Lavello

Karel Zeman (born 28 February 1977) is an Italian football coach and the son of Czech-born manager Zdeněk Zeman.

Career

Zeman took over at Serie D club Bojano in November 2007, at the age of 30.[2] He resigned in March 2008 due to negative results, after achieving only 12 points in 17 games in charge.[3]

In June 2009 he took over at Eccellenza amateurs Toma Maglie from Apulia.[4] He was then dismissed in November 2009[5] only to be recalled in January 2010.[6]

In August 2010 he moved to another Eccellenza Puglia club, Manfredonia,[7] only to be sacked later on October.

In March 2012, he took over at Fano in his first role as head coach of a professional club.[8] After guiding the team to safety and being confirmed for one more season, he was however removed from his managerial duties just after the very first game of the season, a 0–6 home loss to Alessandria.[9]

In January 2014 he took over at the helm of Maltese Premier League club Qormi.[10] After keeping the club in the Maltese top flight, he left to accept an offer from Serie D club Selargius;[11] he resigned in May 2015, with the team deep in relegation trouble.[12]

In December 2015, Zeman went back into management at the helm of another Serie D club, Abano.[13] After a good season with Abano, he was offered the head coaching role of fallen giants Reggina; the club, originally scheduled to play in the Serie D, was successively readmitted to Lega Pro to fill a vacancy. He guided them to a safe season and to avoid relegation, and left the club by the end of the season.

He returned to management on 27 March 2018 as the new head coach of relegation-battling Serie C club Santarcangelo until the end of the season.[14] He left the club by the end of the season after succumbing to Vicenza in the relegation playoffs.

In July 2018, he returned to his native Sicily, accepting a head coach role at Serie D club Gela.[15] He resigned from his post on 7 December 2018, mentioning issues at the club level and the unavailability of the local football stadium since the beginning of the season as the reasons for his decision.[16]

In November 2019, Zeman went back into management at the helm of another Sicilian Serie D club, ACR Messina.[17] He resigned on 12 February 2020 due to disagreements with the board.[18]

In July 2020, he took over the reins of newly-promoted Serie D club Lavello.[19] After guiding Lavello to sixth place in the league, Zeman left Lavello by the end of the season.[20] [21] On 11 November 2021, he was rehired as head coach of Lavello.[22]

Zeman parted ways with the club in July 2023 after failing to escape Lavello from relegation by the end of the 2022–23 Serie D season.[23]

Style of management

Akin to his father Zdenek Zeman's coaching style and attacking football tactics, he is a supporter of the 4–3–3 formation.[24] [25]

Notes and References

  1. News: Zeman esonerato Ma si tratta del figlio Karel. La Gazzetta dello Sport . Italian . 11 January 2017 . 6 October 2010 .
  2. News: CALCIO - SERIE D Caos Bojano: esonerato Logarzo, arriva Zeman . Prima Pagina Molise . Italian . 11 January 2017 . 8 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722045059/http://www.primapaginamolise.it/detail.php?news_ID=2943 . 22 July 2011 . dead .
  3. News: CALCIO, SERIE D: FIGLIO ZEMAN LASCIA PANCHINA BOJANO . La Repubblica . Italian . 11 January 2017 . 16 March 2008.
  4. News: Toma Maglie: Karel Zeman nuovo tecnico giallorosso . Eccellenza Puglia News . Italian . 11 January 2017 . 18 June 2009.
  5. News: Toma Maglie, "sospensione temporanea" per Karel Zeman . Leccesette . Italian . 11 January 2017 . 22 November 2009.
  6. News: Toma Maglie: Il ritorno di Karel Zeman: "Aspettavo la chiamata" . Eccellenza Puglia News . Italian . 11 January 2017 . 20 January 2010.
  7. News: Calcio, due Zeman nel Foggiano Karel al Manfredonia . La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno . Italian . 11 January 2017 . 13 August 2010.
  8. News: Fano, arriva il figlio di Zeman . Sport Mediaset . Italian . 11 January 2017 . 20 March 2012 .
  9. News: Non è tutto oro ciò che Zeman L'Alma Fano esonera Karel . Il Resto del Carlino . Italian . 11 January 2017 . 4 September 2012 .
  10. News: Zeman junior a Malta: allena il Qormi . La Repubblica . Italian . 11 January 2017 . 4 January 2014 .
  11. News: Club ceduto, il nuovo Selargius parte da Karel Zeman e vuole trattenere la bandiera Emiliano Melis . Diario Sportivo Sardegna . Italian . 11 January 2017 . 7 August 2014 .
  12. News: Selargius senza pace: Karel Zeman si dimette, la società le accetta e affida la squadra a Piras . Diario Sportivo Sardegna . Italian . 11 January 2017 . 1 May 2015 .
  13. News: Serie D, Abano Calcio: Karel Zeman è il nuovo tecnico . Datasport.it . Italian . 11 January 2017 . 12 December 2015 .
  14. News: Serie C Santarcangelo, Zeman jr è il nuovo allenatore. TuttoSport . Italian . 4 April 2018 . 27 March 2018 .
  15. News: Gela, Karel Zeman è il nuovo tecnico. Ripercorre le orme del padre Zdenek . La Gazzetta dello Sport . Italian . 27 July 2018 . 7 August 2018 .
  16. News: CALCIO, SERIE D; GELA: KAREL ZEMAN SI DIMETTE . La Repubblica . Italian . 11 December 2018 . 7 December 2018 .
  17. News: Karel Zeman è il nuovo allenatore dell’Acr Messina. ACR Messina . Italian . 6 November 2019 . 6 November 2019 .
  18. News: Caos Acr Messina, accettate le dimissioni di Zeman: squadra affidata a Spada. Gazzetta del Sud . it-IT . 2020-02-12 . 2020-02-12 .
  19. News: Ufficiale: USD Lavello, panchina affidata a Karel Zeman. Tuttocampo . it-IT . 2020-10-27 . 2020-07-24 .
  20. News: Grazie Mister. . it-IT . 2021-07-21 . 2021-07-13 .
  21. News: Ufficiale - Divorzio tra il Lavello e il mister Karel Zeman. TuttoPotenza.com . it-IT . 2021-07-21 . 2021-07-13 .
  22. News: KAREL ZEMAN È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA PRIMA SQUADRA. . it-IT . 2021-11-13 . 2021-11-11 .
  23. Web site: it . 31 July 2023 . Lavello, arriva la retrocessione in Eccellenza . SerieD24.com . 24 April 2023.
  24. News: Corriere della Sera . Italian . 13 August 2010 . 13 August 2010 . Zeman jr tecnico del Manfredonia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121012020335/http://www.corriere.it/notizie-ultima-ora/Sport/Zeman-tecnico-Manfredonia/13-08-2010/1-A_000122019.shtml . 12 October 2012 . dmy-all .
  25. News: Tutti vogliono Karel Zeman: "Sto valutando alcune offerte e spero di non affrontare mai mio papà da avversario" . Padova Sport . Italian . 16 May 2017 . 7 October 2019 .