Milouš Kvaček Explained

Milouš Kvaček
Birth Date:19 November 1933
Birth Place:Czechoslovakia
Position:Striker
Years1:–1957
Years2:1957–1964
Years3:1964–1966
Years4:1966–1967
Years5:1967–1968
Clubs5:Slovan Liberec
Manageryears1:1975–1976
Manageryears2:1985–1987
Manageryears3:1989–1990
Manageryears4:1991
Manageryears5:1992
Manageryears6:1993–1994
Manageryears7:1994–1995
Managerclubs2:Czechoslovakia U-21
Managerclubs3:Kedah
Managerclubs5:Singapore
Managerclubs6:Perak
Managerclubs7:Kelantan

Milouš Kvaček (19 November 1933 – 14 May 2010)[1] was a Czech professional football player and manager who played for the Spartak Hradec Králové side that won the 1959 - 60 Czechoslovak First League title.

Playing career

Kvaček spent most of his playing career in the Czechoslovak First League, playing for FK Mladá Boleslav, Spartak Hradec Králové, TJ Jablonec nad Jisou and FC Slovan Liberec. He also had a brief spell playing in Australia for Sydney Prague. Overall, he appeared in 141 Czechoslovak First League matches and scored 52 league goals.

Career as manager

Following retirement as a player, he managed several clubs, including FK Mladá Boleslav in the second division in the 1975–76 season.[2] He also led the Czechoslovakia Olympic football team, and also coached teams in Malaysia and Singapore. He led Kedah FA into two Malaysia Cup finals, winning the 1990 final.

In Singapore, he had a brief stint as national team coach in 1992 and also coached the Singapore Lions in Malaysia Cup. Kvacek also worked as a technical director for SAFFC in the S.League from 1996 to 1997.

Death

He died at the age of 76.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: mujventil.cz. Odešel trenér Milouš Kvaček z Mladé Boleslavi. Objevil řadu fotbalových hvězd. Czech. 22 May 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100523200154/http://www.mujventil.cz/sport/odesel-trener-milous-kvacek/. 23 May 2010.
  2. Web site: denik.cz. Pavel. Svačina. Rána pro boleslavský fotbal, zemřel trenér Kvaček. Czech. 14 May 2010. 20 January 2013.
  3. Web site: volny.cz. Rambousek, Tomáš. Zemřel známý fotbalový trenér Milouš Kvaček. Czech. 16 May 2010.