| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1973-04-29)29 April 1973 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Czechoslovakia | ||
| Position | 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 | Karviná | ||
| 2011–2015 | Sulko Zábřeh | ||
| 2015–2017 | Uničov | ||
| 2017–2018 | Znojmo | ||
| 2018–2019 | Vítkovice | ||
| 2019–2020 | Opava | ||
| 2021–2022 | Baník Ostrava (staff) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Uničov | ||
| 2024– | Prostějov (director of football) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jiří Balcárek (born 29 April 1973) is a Czechfootball manager and former player. He played club football domestically forOlomouc andRH Cheb, as well as German sideUnion Berlin[1] at club level and made two appearances for theCzech Republic under-21 national team.
At club level, Balcárek spent six seasons playing forOlomouc, as well as competing in theCzechoslovak First League forRH Cheb,[2] before moving toUnion Berlin in Germany, where he played for five more seasons.[3] Internationally he represented theCzech Republic under-21 national team, making two appearances in 1994.
Balcárek started his coaching career in June 2005 as assistant manager ofSigma Olomouc's B-team.[4] He then had a spell atSK Lipová as manager, before returning to Sigma Olomouc in the summer of 2006 as manager of their B-team.[5] In January 2009, Balcárek signed as manager ofSulko Zábřeh.[6]
In April 2010, Balcárek was appointed manager of second-tier sideMFK Karviná.[7] He resigned in October of the same year due to poor results.[8] In January 2011, he returned toSulko Zábřeh.[9] He left the position in June 2015.[10] He was then appointed manager ofSK Uničov.[11] After winning the 2016-17Moravian-Silesian Football League, Balcárek was appointed manager ofZnojmo.[12] However, he was fired on 31 January 2018.[13]
In the summer of 2018, Balcárek became manager ofMFK Vítkovice.[14] At the end of November 2019, he accepted a job offer fromSFC Opava and became the club's new manager.[15] He left the club in June 2020.[16]
In 2021-2022, Balcárek worked in a different role atFC Baník Ostrava, before returning to SK Uničov in September 2022.[17]
