Karel Večeřa

Karel Večeřa
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-10-09) 9 October 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Ivančice, Czechoslovakia
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1961–1974 FC Zbrojovka Brno
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1976 Zbrojovka Brno
1976–1978 KPS Brno
1978–1979 Dukla Tábor
1979–1981 Zbrojovka Brno
1981–1982 VP Frýdek-Místek
1982 Zbrojovka Brno
1982 KPS Brno
Managerial career
1994 FC Boby Brno
1996–1998 FC Boby Brno
1999–2001 FK Drnovice
2001–2003 1. FC Brno
2004–2006 FC Vysočina Jihlava
2006–2009 FC Baník Ostrava
2010–2011 1. FC Brno
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karel Večeřa (born 9 October 1955 in Ivančice) is a Czech football manager and former player.

In the 2006–09 season he led FC Baník Ostrava. He was very popular and known for his bet with fans of FC Baník Ostrava. Fans said that if Baník ends in a third position in season 2007–08, allowing them to play UEFA Cup, and if he will shave his moustache, they will buy him 1922 bars of chocolate, as the football club was founded in 1922. Fans can saw him without his moustache, which he had for 34 years, as Baník ended in a third position that year.

As active player, Večeřa played for several clubs, including FC Zbrojovka Brno and VP Frýdek-Místek.[1] As a manager, he coached among others FK Drnovice, 1. FC Brno and FC Vysočina Jihlava.

References

  1. ^ "Počty startů hráčů v I. lize ČR: V" (in Czech). JFK-Fotbal. Retrieved 24 June 2010.