Vlastimil Palička

Czech footballer and manager
Vlastimil Palička
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-07-23) 23 July 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
TJ Sigma Lutín
1974–1975 Dukla Brno
1975–1976 VTJ Hradec Králové
1976–1977 Sigma Olomouc
1977–1979 Škoda Plzeň 51 (5)
1980–1981 TŽ Třinec
1982–1986 Sigma Olomouc 82 (2)
1986–1988 FK Drnovice
1988–1989 SK Spartak Hulín
Managerial career
1999–2001 FK Baník Ratíškovice
2001–2003 FK Jablonec
2004 FC Tescoma Zlín
2004–2005 SFC Opava
2006 SK Sigma Olomouc
2006–2007 AS Trenčín
2008–2009 FC Vítkovice
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vlastimil Palička (born 23 July 1954) is a Czech football manager and former player. He managed FK Jablonec in the Czech First League between 2001 and 2003. He has also managed three other top-flight clubs in the Czech Republic and one in Slovakia.

As a player, Palička played in the Czechoslovak First League for Olomouc and Plzeň,[1] as well as other clubs including Lutín, Dukla Brno, Hradec Králové, Třinec, Drnovice and Hulín between 1962 and 1989.[2]

Management career

Early career

Palička was manager of Czech 2. Liga side FK Baník Ratíškovice for two years. He led the club to the final of the Czech Cup in 2000.

Gambrinus liga

Palička joined Jablonec as manager in June 2001, replacing Jaroslav Hřebík.[1] Under Palička, Jablonec finished 9th in the 2001–02 Czech First League and 12th the following season. The club also reached the final of the Czech Cup in 2003, where they lost to Teplice. Following a poor start to the 2003–04 Czech First League, Palička was sacked in October with the club fourteenth in the league.[3]

In May 2004, Palička replaced Vlastislav Mareček as manager of FC Tescoma Zlín, signing a contract until the end of June 2006.[2] However his tenure lasted just a matter of months, as he was replaced in November of the same year.[4]

Shortly after parting with Zlín, Palička was appointed manager of fellow Czech First League side SFC Opava on a short-term basis,[5] before being given the job until the end of the season.[6] In April 2005 he was given a contract extension until mid-2007.[7] However Opava finished the 2004–05 Czech First League bottom of the league and Palička left at the end of the season.[8]

In June 2006 he joined SK Sigma Olomouc but was replaced in August of the same year, having achieved a draw and three defeats from four league matches.[9]

Slovakia

Later in 2006 Palička joined Slovak First League club AS Trenčín as manager, securing a 1–1 draw against league leaders MŠK Žilina in his first match.[10] Despite inheriting a side which was bottom of the league when he arrived, Palička ensured the survival of the club in the 2006–07 Slovak Superliga. However he was replaced at the end of the season by English manager Rob McDonald.[11]

Return to the Czech Republic

In 2008 Palička was appointed manager of Czech 2. Liga side FC Vítkovice.[12] In his first season, he led the team to safety in the 2008–09 Czech 2. Liga.[13] After a poor start to the following season, during which the club had won just 1 of 15 games and rested at the bottom of the league, Palička was removed from his position.[13]

In 2011, he was at 1. HFK Olomouc as the head coach of the youth team.[14]

Honours

Managerial

Baník Ratíškovice

Czech Cup Runners-Up (1): 1999–2000

Jablonec

Czech Cup Runners-Up (1): 2002–2003

References

  1. ^ a b Novák, Jaromír (3 June 2001). "Jablonce se ujmu ve středu, hlásí Palička". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b Chudara, Jaroslav (13 May 2004). "Cestovatel Palička zakotvil ve Zlíně". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Další trenérská hlava padla v Jablonci". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 21 October 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Kouč Palička skončil, Zlín povede Hapal". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 1 November 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Vlastimil Palička bude trénovat Opavu". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 2 November 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Opava už trénuje. Vede ji Palička". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Palička se upsal Opavě až do roku 2007". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 20 April 2005. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  8. ^ Grossmann, Pavel (20 July 2005). "Trenér Žemlík věří, že se Opava znovu zvedne". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Trenér Palička končí, střídá ho Petržela!". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 21 August 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  10. ^ "Palička při premiéře získal proti lídrovi bod". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  11. ^ "V Trenčíně vsadili na anglického kouče". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 10 June 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  12. ^ Seidl, Jiří (3 September 2008). "Vítkovic se ujal kouč Palička". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Vítkovice vyhodily trenéra, Palička neměl výsledky. Tým povede asistent". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  14. ^ Dočkal, Jan (22 May 2011). "Fotbal mám rád, i když někdy je to džungle, říká trenér Palička". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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