Václav Jílek
Václav Jílek (born 16 May 1976) is a Czech football manager, lastly in charge of Sparta Prague in the Czech First League.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 May 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Litomyšl, Czechoslovakia | ||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
2009–2011 | Czech Republic U19 (assistant) | ||
2011–2015 | Sparta Prague (assistant) | ||
2015–2018 | Czech Republic U21 (assistant) | ||
2015–2019 | Olomouc | ||
2019–2020 | Sparta Prague |
Previously working for Sparta Prague and various Czech national teams as an assistant manager, he assumed his first spell as a first team manager at Olomouc in October 2015, replacing Leoš Kalvoda.[1] Despite failing to avoid relegation from the Czech First League in his first season with the club, he retained his position for the 2016–17 Czech National Football League campaign.[2] On 3 May 2017, Olomouc secured their return into the top flight with a 4–1 victory at Znojmo,[3] after which Jílek was offered a new contract to continue his role at the club[4] and signed to stay for another year.[5] The newly promoted team finished fourth in the top league and qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League under his leadership, an achievement that won Jílek the Czech Manager of the Year award.[6] In April 2019, being both the youngest and the longest-serving Czech First League manager at the time, he signed a new two-year contract with the club.[7] On 30 May 2019, Jílek joined Sparta Prague, signing a three-year contract.[8] On 18 February 2020 Jílek was dismissed from the position of first team head coach.[9]
References
- "Kalvoda už není trenérem fotbalové Olomouce, nahradí ho Jílek". iDNES.cz. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- "Jílek dál povede Olomouc: Jiný cíl než postup mít nesmíme". iDNES.cz. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- "Olomouc vyhrála ve Znojmě a po roce slaví návrat do první ligy". iDNES.cz. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- "Jílek: Chci, abychom měli v lize větší ambice, než boj o záchranu". iDNES.cz. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- "Jílek si plácl s fotbalovou Olomoucí: Jde to dobrou cestou". iDNES.cz. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
- "Nechceme hráče pouštět, tvrdí olomoucký kouč Jílek po sezoně snů". iDNES.cz. 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- "Jílek dozrál pro Spartu. A upsal se na další dva roky Olomouci". iDNES.cz. 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- "Novým koučem Sparty se stává Václav Jílek". sparta.cz. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- "Václav Jílek odvolán z funkce". sparta.cz. Retrieved 2020-02-18.