Luboš Kozel

Luboš Kozel (born 16 March 1971) is a Czech football manager and former player. Following a playing career where he was associated with Slavia Prague, he spent seven years as manager of FK Dukla Prague, overseeing their transition from the Second League to the Czech First League. Kozel played for the Czech Republic, appearing in nine matches and scoring one goal.[1]

Luboš Kozel
Luboš Kozel in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-03-16) 16 March 1971
Place of birth Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 FC Slovan Liberec (manager)
Youth career
1978–1985 Jawa Divišov
1986–1989 BS Vlašim
1989–1991 ČSAD Benešov
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Švarc Benešov
1993–2001 Slavia Prague 142 (10)
2002 Újpest FC 24 (2)
2003 Bohemians Prague 9 (0)
2003 Viktoria Plzeň 9 (1)
International career
1995–1998 Czech Republic 9 (1)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Slavia Prague B (assistant)
2005–2007 Slavia Prague B
2007 FK Jablonec
2007–2009 Slovan Liberec (assistant)
2009–2016 FK Dukla Prague
2016–2017 Czech Republic U18
2017–2018 Czech Republic U19
2018–2019 Czech Republic U18
2019–2020 Czech Republic U19
2019–2021 FC Baník Ostrava
2021– FC Slovan Liberec
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Kozel played the majority of his club football at Slavia Prague, playing nine seasons of the Czech First League there. He went on to play for Bohemians Prague and Viktoria Plzeň in the top flight, amassing a total of 160 appearances in the league.[2]

He represented his country at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.[3] In his country he played for SK Slavia Prague and he also played for Hungarian Újpest FC.

Managerial career

In 2004, Kozel started work as assistant coach at the "B" team of Slavia Prague.[4] He later took charge of Slavia "B" as the head coach.[5]

Kozel signed a two year contract with FK Jablonec 97 in June 2007.[5] This was his first Czech First League management position. After having won just one match in the opening nine games of the season, coupled with his side's exit from the 2007–08 UEFA Cup in the second qualifying round, Kozel become the fourth manager to lose his job in the 2007–08 Czech First League.[6] Just a week later, however, he was appointed as assistant to Ladislav Škorpil at Liberec.[7]

Kozel was appointed manager of FK Dukla Prague in December 2009, taking over from Günter Bittengel.[8] In the 2010–11 Czech 2. Liga, Kozel led Dukla to the title and subsequent promotion to the Czech First League. After leading Dukla to consecutive sixth-placed league finishes in 2011–12 and 2012–13, Kozel's contract was extended for a further three years.[9] In 2016 Kozel left Dukla following the expiry of his contract. His replacement was named as Jaroslav Šilhavý.[10] In 2016, he became the coach of the Czech national under-19 team.[11]

Honours

Player
Slavia Prague

Managerial
Dukla Prague

References
  1. Luboš Kozel at FAČR (in Czech)
  2. "Luboš Kozel" (in Czech). gambrinusliga.cz. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  3. Luboš Kozel Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  4. "Kluci mi vykat nemusí, říká Kozel" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 20 January 2004. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  5. "Jablonci se Kozel upsal na dva roky" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  6. "Jablonec odvolal trenéra Kozla" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  7. "Liberec povedou Škorpil s Kozlem" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  8. "Fotbalisté pražské Dukly změnili trenéra: Bittengla vystřídal Kozel" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  9. "Dukla prodloužila smlouvu s koučem Kozlem, chce obhájit šesté místo" (in Czech). denik.cz. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  10. "V Dukle končí Kozel i Suchopárek, trenérem se stal Šilhavý" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  11. "Je FAČR odkladištěm trenérů nebo jejich zajišťovacím ústavem? | Fotbal.HATTRICK.cz". fotbal.hattrick.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 October 2017.

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