Jiří Balcárek

Jiří Balcárek (born 29 April 1973) is a Czech football manager and former player. He played for Olomouc in the Czech First League and German side Union Berlin[1] at club level and made two appearances for the Czech Republic national team.

Jiří Balcárek
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-04-29) 29 April 1973
Place of birth Czechoslovakia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SK Uničov (Manager)
Youth career
1997–1984 Sokol Leština
1984–1986 Sulko Zábřeh
1987–1992 Sigma Olomouc
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1999 Sigma Olomouc 136 (20)
1992–1993 → RH Cheb (loan)
1999–2004 Union Berlin 121 (5)
Total 257 (25)
International career
1994 Czech Republic U21 2 (0)
Managerial career
2005 Sigma Olomouc B (assistant)
2005–2006 SK Lipová
2006–2008 Sigma Olomouc B
2009–2010 Sulko Zábřeh
2010 MFK Karviná
2011–2015 Sulko Zábřeh
2015–2017 SK Uničov
2017–2018 1. SC Znojmo
2018–2019 MFK Vítkovice
2019–2020 SFC Opava
2021–2022 Baník Ostrava (staff)
2022– SK Uničov
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

Balcárek started his coaching career in June 2005 as assistant manager of Sigma Olomouc' B-team.[2] He then had a spell at SK Lipová as manager, before returning to Sigma Olomouc in the summer 2006 as manager of their B-team.[3] In January 2009, Balcárek signed as manager of Sulko Zábřeh.[4]

In April 2010, Balcárek was appointed manager of MFK Karviná.[5] He resigned in October 2020 due to bad results.[6] In January 2011, he returned to Sulko Zábřeh.[7] He left the position in June 2015.[8] He was then appointed manager of SK Uničov.[9] After winning the 2016-17 Moravian-Silesian Football League, Balcárek was appointed manager of 1. SC Znojmo FK.[10] However, he was fired on 31 January 2018.[11]

In the summer 2018, Balcárek became manager of MFK Vítkovice.[12] At the end of November 2019, he accepted a job offer from SFC Opava and became the clubs new manager.[13] He left the club in June 2020.[14]

In 2021-2022, Balcárek worked in a different role at FC Baník Ostrava, before returning to SK Uničov in September 2022.[15]

References
  1. "Balcárek: Kvalita českého fotbalu upadá. Není na trenéry" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. Jiří Balcárek je asistentem u juniorky, sigmafotbal.cz, 28 June 2006
  3. Letní přípravné období - SK Sigma Olomouc, trenink.com, 8 June 2006
  4. Kouč Balcárek: V Zábřehu chci jenom srdcaře, sumpersky.denik.cz, 13 January 2009
  5. Novým trenérem se stal Jiří Balcárek, mfkkarvina.cz, 7 April 2010
  6. Exzábřežský kouč Balcárek skončil v Karviné, sumpersky.denik.cz, 5 October 2010
  7. Sulko má nějaké dluhy, tak šetříme, říká staronový kouč Zábřehu Jiří Balcárek, sumpersky.denik.cz, 19 January 2011
  8. Jiří Balcárek odchází. Sulko Zábřeh přijde o svou ikonu, sumpersky.denik.cz, 3 June 2015
  9. Mohelnice jde v poháru dál. Balcárkův Uničov končí, sumpersky.denik.cz, 25 July 2015
  10. Chtěl bych hrát ofenzivně, měl jsem to tak nastavené i v Uničově, říká trenér Jiří Balcárek, 1scznojmo.cz, 19 June 2017
  11. Na trenérských pozicích končí Balcárek a Paul, nahradí je Kalvoda a Šuškavčević, 1scznojmo.cz, 31 January 2018
  12. Fotbalisté Vítkovic se v nové sezóně chtějí vyhnout bojům o záchranu, patriotmagazin.cz, 20 July 2018
  13. Opava mění trenéra! Tým převzal Balcárek, končí i asistent Dvorník, isport.blesk.cz, 12 November 2019
  14. Fotbalová Opava odvolala trenéra. Balcárkovi srazila vaz série bez vítězství, nahrazuje ho Kováč, irozhlas.cz, 11 June 2020
  15. Trenér Balcárek: Táhlo mě to zpět na střídačku. V Baníku nepokračuje, sumpersky.denik.cz, 15 September 2022
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