Oldřich Machala

Oldřich Machala
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-08-04) 4 August 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Bruntál, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1970–1981 TJ Moravský Beroun
1981–1982 Sigma Olomouc
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1984 VTJ Tábor
1984–1991 Sigma Olomouc 198 (14)
1991–1992 Hansa Rostock 15 (1)
1992–1993 VfB Oldenburg 49 (1)
1993–2001 Sigma Olomouc 217 (3)
International career
1996 Czech Republic 1 (0)
Managerial career
2001–2002 Sigma Olomouc B
2002–2005 Hranice
2005–2006 FK Kunovice
2006–2007 Dosta Bystrc
2007–2008 SK Lipová
2008–2009 Hradec Králové
2009–2011 Fotbal Frýdek-Místek
2011–2013 1. HFK Olomouc
2014 1. SC Znojmo
2015–2017 MFK Vyskov (youth coach)
2017–2019 1. SK Prostejov
2020–2021 Blansko
2021 1. SK Prostejov (U19 manager)
2022 1. HFK Olomouc
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oldřich Machala (born 4 August 1963) is a Czech football coach and a former player.

Career

Machala was born in Bruntál. He played most of his Gambrinus liga career for SK Sigma Olomouc, for which he earned 414 league caps, most in the club's history.[1] He is considered a legendary footballer of the club.[1] In 2000, he won the Personality of the League award at the Czech Footballer of the Year awards. He won his only cap for the Czech Republic as a last-minute substitute against Nigeria in 1996.[2]

Machala joined 1. HFK Olomouc as manager in 2011[3] and led his team to the Moravian–Silesian Football League title and ensuing promotion to the Czech 2. Liga in his first season with the club.

References

  1. ^ a b "Bývalá hvězda fotbalové Olomouce Machala: S Cruyffem jsme si podali ruku" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Historie ankety Fotbalista roku" (in Czech). ČMFS. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Fotbalisté HFK nahánějí vedoucí Opavu. Uničovu nasázeli čtyři góly za půli". idnes.cz (in Czech). 23 May 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2012.


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