Tomáš Trucha

Tomáš Trucha
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-10-17) 17 October 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Czech Republic
Managerial career
Years Team
2013 Valašské Meziříčí
2013–2014 FC Cape Town (youth)
2016–2017 Viktoria Plzeň (assistant)
2018–2019 Orapa United
2019–2020 Township Rollers
2020 A.F.C. Leopards
2021–2022 Penang
2023 Kelantan United
from 2023 A.F.C. Leopards


Tomáš Trucha (born 17 October 1971) is a Czech football coach. Besides Czech Republic, he has managed in South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, and Malaysia.[1]

Career

In 2013, Trucha managed Czech third division side Valašské Meziříčí. After that, he worked as youth coach at FC Cape Town in South Africa.[2]

In 2016, he was appointed assistant manager of Viktoria Plzeň, one of the Czech Republic's most successful clubs.

In 2018, Trucha was appointed manager of Orapa United in Botswana.[3]

In 2019, he was appointed manager of Township Rollers, Botswana's most successful team.

In 2020, he was appointed manager of AFC Leopards in Kenya, but left after a month due to receiving physical threats from people claiming to be members of AFC Leopards.[4]

Before the 2021 season, Trucha was appointed manager of Malaysian outfit Penang.[5]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 31 March 2023
Team From To Record
G W D L Win%
FC Tygerberg 1 July 2012 31 December 2012 11 6 4 1 054.55
Valašské Meziříčí 1 January 2013 30 June 2013 14 5 2 7 035.71
Orapa United 1 December 2018 31 March 2019 11 3 1 7 027.27
Township Rollers 2 July 2019 1 November 2020 22 12 5 5 054.55
Leopards 2 November 2020 3 December 2020 1 1 0 0 100.00
Penang 4 December 2020[6] 29 April 2022[7] 35 14 9 12 040.00
Kelantan United 31 December 2022 8 April 2023 6 0 1 5 000.00
Total 100 41 22 37 041.00

References

  1. ^ "Trucha dráždí draka: „český Klopp" velí Slovácku z Malajsie i hvězdě sítí".
  2. ^ ""Dobrodruh" Trucha v Africe: šamani, očarovaná brána i český Klopp". isport.blesk.cz.
  3. ^ "Interview with Tomáš Trucha". ruik.cz.
  4. ^ "Fearing for his life, Penang's 'Klopp' fled former club after only ONE match". goal.com.
  5. ^ "Penang coach Trucha can expect comparison with Liverpool boss". thestar.com.my.
  6. ^ "fearing his life penang fc new boss tomas trucha fled kenyan". Goal.com. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Penang Ambil Keputusan Rehatkan Tomas Trucha". vocketfc.com. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.


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