Michal Šmarda (born 31 January 1971) is a Czech former football midfielder and current coach. A midfielder, Šmarda played in the Czech First League on over 300 occasions, winning the competition with Sparta Prague in 1999.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hradec Králové | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1996 | Hradec Králové | 82 | (5) |
| 1996–1998 | Sigma Olomouc | 56 | (2) |
| 1998–2000 | Sparta Prague | 13 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | → Chmel Blšany (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2000–2002 | Viktoria Žižkov | 71 | (5) |
| 2003–2007 | Hradec Králové | 16 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Bohemians 1905 | 27 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Hradec Králové (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Jablonec (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2016 | Zbrojovka Brno (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Hradec Králové (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Vysočina Jihlava (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Slovácko (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Sparta Prague (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Prostějov (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Viktoria Žižkov | ||
| 2023 | Prostějov | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editHe played in the Czech First League, making over 300 appearances for clubs including SK Hradec Králové, FK Viktoria Žižkov and SK Sigma Olomouc.[1][2] He won the 1998–99 Czech First League with Sparta Prague. Šmarda played the final match of his professional career in May 2008 and subsequently moved into coaching.[3]
Coaching career
editŠmarda became a coach at Hradec in the Czech 2. Liga in 2008 immediately after ending his playing career.[3] Due to injury problems in the first-team squad, Šmarda played the full 90 minutes in a friendly match for Hradec Králové in February 2012 against FC Astra Ploieşti.[4] In May 2012, Šmarda followed Hradec Králové manager Václav Kotal to FK Baumit Jablonec, becoming assistant manager there.[5] In September 2013, Šmarda joined Zbrojovka Brno alongside Kotal. The duo left the club in June 2016.
In July 2017, Šmarda returned to Hradec as an assistant coach.[6] Šmarda then moved to Vysočina Jihlava on 2 January 2018 under manager Martin Svědík.[7] In November 2018, Svědík was fired and Šmarda took charge of the team on interim basis until 6 December 2018.[8] Later in the same month, Šmarda joined Slovácko once again under Svědík.[9]
In February 2020, he was reunited with Václav Kotal at Sparta Prague.[10] The duo left the club one year later, in February 2021.[11]
In April 2023 Šmarda was announced as the new manager of Prostějov.[12]
Honours
editClub
edit- Sparta Prague
References
edit- ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Ceský a ceskoslovenský fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubu (in Czech). Prague: Grada Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
- ^ Profile at gambrinusliga.cz (in Czech)
- ^ a b "Michal Šmarda: Návrat? Nikdy neříkej nikdy". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 24 June 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Hradec trápí zdravotní problémy, nastoupit musel i asistent trenéra". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 7 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Kotal si do Jablonce přivedl své lidi, gólmany svěřil Stejskalovi". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 17 May 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ Trenérské obsazení se ve Fotbalové akademii FCHK příliš nemění, fchk.cz, 12 July 2017
- ^ Odvolaného trenéra Kopeckého nahradí u fotbalové Vysočiny Martin Svědík, jihlavsky.denik.cz, 2 January 2018
- ^ Svědík je pořád duchem s námi, tvrdí dočasný jihlavský trenér Šmarda, idnes.cz, 24 November 2018
- ^ Martin Svědík se ujal kormidla!, stary.idobryden.cz, 12 December 2018
- ^ Fotbalová Sparta odvolala po prvním jarním zápase trenéra Jílka, tým převezme kouč Kotal, irozhlas.cz, 18 February 2020
- ^ Hotovo! Kotal končí, Spartu přebírá Vrba. Je zvyklý vyhrávat, řekl Rosický, isport.blesk.cz, 3 February 2021
- ^ "Prostějov povede za záchranou v druhé lize Šmarda, Třinec převzal West". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
External links
edit- Michal Šmarda – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Michal Šmarda at Soccerway
