Ladislav Novák

Czech footballer and manager

Ladislav Novák

Personal information

Date of birth

(1931-12-05)5 December 1931

Place of birth

Louny, Czechoslovakia

Date of death

21 March 2011(2011-03-21) (aged 79)

Place of death

Ostředek, Czech Republic

Position(s)

Defender

Youth career

1944–1950

SK Louny

1950–1951

Technomat Teplice

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

1952–1966

Dukla Prague

365

(23)

1966–1968

LIAZ Jablonec

International career

1952–1966^[1]

Czechoslovakia

(1)

Managerial career

1968–1970

LIAZ Jablonec

1971–1972

Czechoslovakia

1972–1974

LIAZ Jablonec

1974–1977

K.S.C. Lokeren

1977–1979

Royal Antwerp FC

1979–1980

K. Beerschot V.A.C.

1980–1985

Dukla Prague

1986–1988

K.S.K. Beveren

1991

R.W.D. Molenbeek

Medal record

Men's football

Representing Czechoslovakia
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up	1962 Chile

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ladislav Novák (5 December 1931 – 21 March 2011) was a Czech football defender and later a football manager. He played 75 matches for Czechoslovakia, 71 of them as a team captain.^[2]

He was a participant in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where Czechoslovakia won the silver medal.

He was also a participant in the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup.

In his country Novák played mainly for Dukla Prague and won 8 championship titles with them.^[3]

After end of his playing career he worked as a football manager and coached Dukla Praha and briefly Czechoslovakia national team. He won the championship title with Dukla as a coach in 1982.

Honours

Czech Republic

FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1962

Individual

UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1960^[4]

Footnotes

^ "Ladislav Novak - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
^ iDNES.cz: Loučíme se s fotbalovým rytířem, řekl Hašek na pohřbu Ladislava Nováka, 28 March 2011.
^ "Novák Ladislav – Síň slávy – Klub – FK Dukla Praha – oficiální stránky 11násobného českého fotbalového mistra". Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
^ "1960 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

References

Ladislav Novák at FAČR (in Czech)
Zemřel fotbalový rytíř, kapitán stříbrných "Chilanů“ Novák at iDNES.cz, 21 March 2011. (in Czech)

1960 European Nations' Cup Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Lev Yashin

Defenders

Vladimir Durković
Ladislav Novák

Midfielders

Forwards

Ladislav Novák international tournaments

v t e Czechoslovakia squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup
1 Reimann 2 Šafránek 3 Pluskal 4 Novák (c) 5 Trnka 6 Benedikovič 7 Hlaváček 8 Hemele 9 Malatinský 10 Pažický 11 Pešek 12 Krásnohorský 13 Hledík 14 Hertl 15 Kačáni 16 Procházka 17 Kraus 18 Majer 19 Košnar 20 Gajdoš 21 Stacho 22 Schrojf Coach: Borhy

v t e Czechoslovakia squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup
1 Stacho 2 Mráz 3 Čadek 4 Novák (c) 5 Masopust 6 Pluskal 7 Gajdoš 8 Dvořák 9 Molnár 10 Borovička 11 Kraus 12 Zikán 13 Hovorka 14 Feureisl 15 Hertl 16 Popluhár 17 Buberník 18 Scherer 19 Dolejší 20 Moravčík 21 Šafránek 22 Schrojf Coach: Kolský

v t e Czechoslovakia squad – 1960 European Nations' Cup third place
GK Javorek GK Schrojf DF Novák (c) DF Popluhár DF Šafránek DF Tichý MF Buberník MF Masopust MF Moravčík MF Pluskal FW Bubník FW Dolinský FW Kvašňák FW Molnár FW Pavlovič FW Vacenovský FW Vojta Coach: Vytlačil

v t e Czechoslovakia squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup runners-up
1 Schrojf 2 Lála 3 Popluhár 4 Novák (c) 5 Pluskal 6 Masopust 7 Štibrányi 8 Scherer 9 Molnár 10 Adamec 11 Jelínek 12 Tichý 13 Schmucker 14 Mašek 15 Kos 16 Buberník 17 Pospíchal 18 Kadraba 19 Kvašňák 20 Borovička 21 Bomba 22 Kouba Coach: Vytlačil

Ladislav Novák managerial positions

Czechoslovakia national football team – managers

Fanta (1920)
Žabokrtský & Kalina (1922)
Fanta (1922–23)
Bezecný (1924)
Pelikán (1924)
Henčl (1925)
Katz (1926)
Kraus (1926–27)
Henčl (1927–29)
Kraus (1929)
Henčl (1929)
Pelikán & Valoušek (1930)
Přecechtěl (1930)
Fanta (1930–31)
Pelikán & Petrů (1931)
Fanta (1931–32)
Petrů (1932)
Fanta (1932)
Pelikán (1933)
Petrů (1933)
Bezecný (1933)
Petrů (1933–34)
Pelikán (1935)
Bezecný (1935–37)
Tesař (1937)
Meissner (1938)
Blažej (1939)
Myška (1946)
Pichler (1946–47)
Valoušek & Gürtler (1947)
Pichler (1947)
Vodička (1948)
Knobloch (1948)
Bokšay (1948)
Vodička (1948)
Daučík (1948)
Čambal (1949)
Bokšay (1949)
Ženíšek (1950–51)
Musil (1951–52)
Lanhaus (1952–1953)
Luka (1953)
Luka & Borhy (1953)
Borhy (1953)
Luka & Borhy (1953)
Borhy (1953–54)
Rýgr (1954–55)
Bokšay (1955)
Rýgr (1955)
Rýgr & Kolský (1956)
Rýgr (1956–57)
Rýgr & Bejbl (1957)
Bejbl (1957)
Rýgr & Bejbl (1957)
Rýgr (1957)
Kolský (1958)
Kolský & Vytlačil (1958)
Vytlačil (1959–63)
Jíra (1963–64)
Vytlačil (1964)
Jíra (1964–65)
Marko (1965–70)
Rýgr (1970)
Novák & Kačáni (1971–72)
Ježek (1972–78)
Vengloš (1978–82)
Havránek (1982–83)
Hadamczik (1984)
Havránek (1984)
Masopust (1984–87)
Vengloš (1988–90)
Máčala (1990–93)
Ježek (1993)

K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen – managers

De Bruyne (1970–71)
Jurion (1971–74)
Novák (1974–77)
Grijzenhout (1977–78)
Nollet (1978)
Braems (1978–79)
Haesaert & Vacenovský (1979–81)
Waseige (1981–83)
Davidovic (1983–85)
Anthuenis (1985–87)
Jansen & Lubański (1987–88)
Anthuenis (1988–92)
Anthuenis & Vacenovský (1992–93)
D'Hondt (1993)
Van Puyvelde (1993–94)
Storme (1994–95)
Van Hoof (1995–97)
Reynders (1997–99)
Cossey & Van Geneugden^c (1999)
Leekens (1999–2001)
Put (2001–03)
Van der Elst (2003–04)
Reynders (2004–05)
Muslin (2005)
Anthuenis (2005–06)
Cossey^c (2006)
Jacobs (2006)
Muslin (2006–07)
Leekens (2007–09)
Heirman^c (2006)
Janković (2009)
Mathijssen (2009–10)
Ferrera (2010)
Maes (2010–15)
Peeters (2015)
Leekens (2015–16)
Kristinsson (2016–17)
Maes (2017–18)
Viðarsson^c (2018)
Sollied (2018–19)
De Boeck (2019)
Vreven (2019–20)

Royal Antwerp F.C. – managers

Verdyck (1919–30)
Löwenfelt (1930–32)
Delausnay (1932–34)
Less (1934)
Molnar (1934–36)
Löwenfelt (1936–38)
Wertz (1938–39)
Pelsmaeker (1941–44)
Pelsmaeker (1945–49)
De Clercq & Gedopt (1949–53)
Game (1953–60)
Havlicek (1960–61)
Humenberger (1961–64)
Hofman & Fraifont (1964)
D'Hollander (1964–65)
Game (1965–68)
Maertens (1968–70)
Cautreels (1970–71)
Csernai (1971–72)
Wauters & Simons (1972)
Braems (1972–73)
Thys (1973–76)
Vliers (1976–77)
Novák (1977–79)
Van Den Bergh (1979–80)
Wauters (1980)
Davidovic (1980–83)
Dockx (1983–84)
Haan (1984–85)
Nollet (1985–86)
Keßler (1986–89)
Davidovic (1989–91)
Koekelcoren (1991)
de Wit (1991)
Meeuws (1991–93)
Haesaert (1993–95)
Svilar (1995)
Fazekas (1995–96)
Svilar (1996)
Keßler (1996–97)
Svilar (1997–98)
Van Acker (1998–01)
De Coninck (2001–02)
Houwaart (2002–03)
Desaeyere (2003)
Perazić (2003–04)
Grosjean (2004)
Tipurić (2004–05)
Van Acker (2005–06)
Joyce (2006–08)
Davidović (2008–09)
Svilar (2009)
Andrews (2009–10)
De Roover (2010–11)
Wilmssen (2011–12)
Van Wijk (2012–13)
Hasselbaink (2013–14)
Stricker (2014–15)
Gevaert (2015–16)
Vanderbiest (2016)
Gevaert (2016)
De Decker (2016–17)
Bölöni (2017–20)
Leko (2020)
Vercauteren (2021)
Priske (2021–22)
Van Bommel (2022–)

v t e Beerschot AC managers
K. Beerschot V.A.C. managers	Bingley (1913–14) Janssens (1914–18) Valence (1918–20) Delausnay (1920–23) Dick (1923–29) Pelsmaecker (1929–31) Roberts (1931–36) Wesely (1936–42) Janssens (1942–46) Copping (1946–47) Stijnen (1947–52) Gommers (1952–53) Jones (1953–55) Berkessy (1955–57) Ratinckx (1957) De Vos (1957–60) Sarosi (1960–61) D'Hollander (1961–62) Béres (1962–66) Van Boxelaer (1966–67) Van Beneden (1967–69) Vliers (1969–70) Béres (1970–72) Geeraerts (1972–74) Nollet (1974) Coppens (1974–78) Geeraerts (1978) Knobel (1978–79) Novák (1979–80) Knobel (1980) Nollet (1980–82) Coppens (1982–84) Nasdalla (1984) Koudijzer (1984–86) Davidovic (1986–87) Smolders (1987–88) Hughes (1988–89) Heylens (1989–90) Koudijzer (1990–91) Kuusela (1991) Mallants (1991–92) Desaeyere (1992–95) Peeters (1995–96) Storme (1996–97) Hulshoff (1997) Noë (1997–99)
K.F.C. Germinal Ekeren managers	Beers (1988–90) Desaeyere (1990) Haesaert (1990–93) Anthuenis (1993–94) Helleputte (1994–96) Gzil (1996–97) Helleputte (1997–99)
K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot managers	Van der Elst (1999–2003) Brys (2003–05) Daerden (2005–06) Brys (2006–07) Van Veldhoven (2007–08) Anthuenis (2008–09) Daerden (2009–10) De Boeck (2010) Mathijssen (2010–11)
Beerschot AC managers	Mathijssen (2011–12) Koster (2012) De Corte (2012–13) Mathijssen (2013)

Dukla Prague – managers

Ženíšek & Zástěra (1948)
Ženíšek (1949–50)
Kolský (1951–52)
Musil (1953)
Kolský (1954–59)
Musil (1959–60)
Vejvoda (1960–65)
Musil (1965–69)
Vejvoda (1969–73)
Masopust (1973–75)
Vejvoda (1975–80)
Novák (1980–85)
Lopata (1985–87)
Jareš (1987–90)
Viktor (1990–91)
Jelínek (1991–92)
Plass (1992)
Fryš (1993)
Matuška (1993–94)
Bouška (1994)

v t e R.W.D. Molenbeek managers
Royal Racing White	Höfling (1964–67) Vliers (1967–69) Week (1969–73)
R. Daring Club Molenbeek	Butler (1932–54) Gibon (1955–57) Riou (1958–61) Denayer (1962–63) Langrand (1964–66) Elliott (1966–68) Renders (1968) Béres (1968–69) Höfling (1969–71) Hornig (1971–73)
R.W.D. Molenbeek	Week (1973–76) De Visser (1976–77) Horváth (1977–79) Borremans (1979–81) Boskamp (1981) Brom (1981–82) Dockx (1982–83) Vermeersch (1983–84) Garot (1984–86) Frivaldszky (1986–87) Horváth (1987) Van Himst (1987–88) Vandendaele (1988) Broos (1988–91) Novák (1991) Smets (1991–94) Lippens (1994) Vandereycken (1994–97) Renders (1997–98) Vandersmissen (1998) Jacobs (1998–2001) Thairet (2001) Ferrera (2001–02)