František Straka
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | František Straka | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1977 | Dynamo České Budějovice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1979 | Dukla Tachov | ||
| 1979–1988 | Sparta Prague | 233 | (10) |
| 1988–1991 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 81 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | (0) |
| 1992–1996 | Wuppertaler SV | 93 | (7) |
| 1996–1998 | SCB Preußen Köln | 35 | (8) |
| National team | |||
| 1983–1990 | Czechoslovakia | 35 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999–2001 | Wuppertaler SV | ||
| 2002–2003 | Teplice (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Teplice | ||
| 2004 | Sparta Prague | ||
| 2005 | LR Ahlen | ||
| 2006 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| 2006–2007 | FC Wacker Tirol | ||
| 2007–2008 | České Budějovice | ||
| 2008 | OFI Crete | ||
| 2009 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2009–2010 | Ružomberok | ||
| 2010–2011 | North Queensland Fury | ||
| 2011 | Arka Gdynia | ||
| 2011–2012 | Slavia Prague | ||
| 2013 | Příbram | ||
| 2014 | Slovan Bratislava | ||
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František "Franz" Straka (born 28 May 1958) is a Czech former football player and manager, most recently at Slovan Bratislava.
Biography
Playing career
Straka played most notably for Sparta Prague. In 1988 he moved to Germany and spent the rest of his playing career there. He played for Czechoslovakia and was a participant in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He played total 35 matches for the national team from 1983 to 1990.[1]
Coaching career
After retiring from playing, he began coaching. Straka led several top flight Czech clubs, including FK Teplice, Sparta Prague and Viktoria Plzeň. He also coached abroad in Austria, Slovakia and Greece. In 2009, he was selected as temporary manager of the Czech Republic national football team.[2] On 30 June 2009, after only one game in charge he left the position. He won his only match, a 1-0 friendly over Malta on 5 June 2009.[3]
In June 2010, he was appointed head coach of the North Queensland Fury in Townsville, Australia. He became a fan favourite in Australia, due to his affable personality and fashion sense.[4][5][6][7] Straka was ready to lead the North Queensland Fury for another season, however the club folded in 2011 because of financial difficulties.[8][9]
After speculation he was going to replace Ernie Merrick at Melbourne Victory,[10] Straka returned to Europe, where he was announced manager of Polish Ekstraklasa club Arka Gdynia.[11] In October 2011, he was announced as the replacement for Michal Petrouš as manager of SK Slavia Prague.[12] His appointment as a new manager of Slavia sparked controversy and protests from Slavia fans, who see Straka as a rival Sparta's patriot.[13] Straka's appointment was also criticized by Sparta fans, who see Straka as a traitor.[14] After just five months in the job, Straka resigned in March 2012.[15] Straka returned to the Gambrinus liga after a year's break in March 2013, joining bottom of the table side 1. FK Příbram.[16] He lasted only half a year in this job before being replaced by their former manager, Petr Čuhel.[17]
Honours
Managerial
- Slovak Super Cup (1) : 2014
Personal
He has a German citizenship and is fluent in German. Fans often call him Franz Straka.
References
- ↑ František Straka international stats at the Football Association of the Czech Republic website (Czech)
- ↑ "Straka selected new Czech Republic soccer coach". Sports Illustrated.com. 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ↑ "Interim Czech coach Straka axed". Sky Sports. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ↑ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/180444,franz-fever-inspires-his-side.aspx
- ↑ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2010/08/17/163601_sport.html
- ↑ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2010/08/14/162981_sport.html
- ↑ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2010/08/30/166481_newsphoto.html
- ↑ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2011/03/01/211515_news.html
- ↑ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2011/02/23/209611_sport.html
- ↑ "Ex-North Queensland coach Straka wants Melbourne Victory job". Tribal Football. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ↑ "Globetrotter Franz Straka returns from Australia to train Polish Gdynia". NovaSport. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ↑ "Novým trenérem Slavie se stal Straka, Petrouš váhá, jestli vzít béčko" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ↑ Petr Šedivý: Straka je škodná, protestovali fanoušci Slavie při pochodu Prahou at iDNES.cz, 17 October 2011.
- ↑ Miloslav Novák: Sparťanští chuligáni útočí na Straku: Jsi zrádce, napsali na jeho dům at iDNES.cz, 14 October 2011.
- ↑ "Trenéra Straku proti Jablonci nahradí dosavadní asistent Poustka" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ↑ "Fotbalový trenér Straka se vrací do ligy, převezme poslední Příbram" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ↑ "Trenér Straka skončil ve fotbalové Příbrami. Nahradí ho Čuhel". iDnes. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
External links
- František Straka at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at iDNES.cz (Czech)
- Profile at www.Fotbal24.cz: František Straka
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