Ivo Knoflíček

Ivo Knoflíček (born 23 February 1962) is a Czech football coach and a former player. He played for the Czechoslovakia national team, for which he played 38 matches and scored seven goals.[1] At club level, he played mostly for Slavia Prague.[2] Knoflíček played a total of 50 matches in the Gambrinus liga, scoring seven goals.[3]

Ivo Knoflíček

Knoflíček in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1962-02-23) 23 February 1962
Place of birth	Kyjov, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1970–1974	TJ Baník Šardice
1974–1980	Zbrojovka Brno
1980–1981	SK Sigma Olomouc
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1982	Slavia Prague	26	(2)
1982–1984	RH Cheb	52	(8)
1984–1988	Slavia Prague	101	(46)
1988–1989	banned
1989–1991	FC St. Pauli	35	(5)
1991–1992	VfL Bochum	10	(1)
1992–1993	SK Vorwärts Steyr	22	(2)
1993	FK Švarc Benešov
1994–1995	Slavia Prague	38	(6)
1995–1996	FC Pares Prušánky
1996–1998	1. FK Příbram	57	(9)
International career
1983–1992	Czechoslovakia	38	(7)
Managerial career
2006	FC Vlašim
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 1988, Knoflíček and fellow Czechoslovakian international Luboš Kubík defected to England from a training camp in West Germany. In January 1989, they attempted to sign for Derby County as free agents, and were presented as new signings by the club's then-owner, the Czechoslovak-born Robert Maxwell, during a match against Southampton. However, both players were still under contract with Slavia Prague, who refused to allow the players to transfer.[4]

He was a participant at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.