Miroslav Janů Explained

Miroslav Janů
Birth Date:8 November 1959
Birth Place:Prague, Czechoslovakia
Death Place:Surabaya, Indonesia
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:TJ Dynamo České Budějovice
Years1:1977–1988
Caps1:201
Goals1:5
Years2:1988–1990
Caps2:35
Goals2:0
Years3:1990–1992
Years4:1992–1993
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Manageryears1:2002
Managerclubs1:Most
Manageryears2:2003
Managerclubs2:Persigo
Manageryears3:2003–2005
Managerclubs3:PSM
Manageryears4:2005–2006
Managerclubs4:Slavia Prague (assistant coach)
Manageryears5:2007
Managerclubs5:Arema
Manageryears6:2008–2010
Managerclubs6:Slavia Prague (youth coach)
Manageryears7:2010–2011
Managerclubs7:Arema
Manageryears8:2011–2012
Managerclubs8:Persela
Manageryears9:2012–2013
Managerclubs9:Bhayangkara F.C.

Miroslav Janů (8 November 1959 – 24 January 2013) was a Czech football defender and later manager. As a player, he played a total of 240 matches in the Czechoslovak First League, scoring five times.

Playing career

Janů started his football career as a youth player at TJ Dynamo České Budějovice, before moving to Slavia Prague at the age of 17.[1] He played 201 matches for Slavia in an 11-year spell. He went on to play for Bohemians Prague for two years before heading to Malaysia. In the 1992–93 season he returned to Czechoslovakia, playing four more games for Bohemians. He finished his career with a total of 240 games in the Czechoslovak First League, having scored five goals.[1]

He played for the Czechoslovakia Olympic football team in some qualification matches for the 1988 Summer Olympics but the team didn't qualify for the tournament.[1]

Management career

In May 2002, Janů was appointed as manager of Czech 2. Liga side Most, replacing Luboš Urban. He was given the position until the end of the season, with five games remaining.[2]

Janů was appointed as assistant manager to Karel Jarolím at Slavia Prague in April 2005.[3] He left Slavia and moved to Indonesia in October 2006 to become the manager of Arema FC.[4]

His coaching adventure in Indonesia started in Persigo and then PSM. He led PSM to second place in the 2004 Liga Indonesia Premier Division.He joined Arema for a second time in the 2010–11 season, replacing Dutchman Robert Alberts. Arema finished the season in second place.

Death

He died in Surabaya, Indonesia on 24 January 2013 from a suspected heart attack.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miroslav Janů. Czech. jihoceskyfotbal.cz. 8 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130717035057/http://www.jihoceskyfotbal.cz/index.php?stranka=osobnost&id=16. 17 July 2013. dmy-all.
  2. News: Fotbalový Most odvolal trenéra Urbana. Czech. idnes.cz. Mladá fronta DNES. 7 May 2002. 8 February 2012.
  3. News: Csaplár skončil, do Slavie jde Jarolím. Czech. idnes.cz. Mladá fronta DNES. 12 April 2005. 8 February 2012.
  4. News: Kouč Janů míří na asijskou misi. Czech. idnes.cz. Mladá fronta DNES. 6 October 2006. 8 February 2012.
  5. Web site: Former Sabah defender Miroslav dies in Surabaya | Daily Express Online - Sabah's Leading News Portal. 27 January 2013.