| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1954-07-23)23 July 1954 (age 71) | ||
| 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 aCzechfootball manager and former player. He managedFK Jablonec in theCzech First League between 2001 and 2003. He has also managed three other top-flight clubs in the Czech Republic and one inSlovakia.
As a player, Palička played in theCzechoslovak First League forOlomouc andPlzeň,[1] as well as other clubs including Lutín, Dukla Brno, Hradec Králové, Třinec, Drnovice and Hulín between 1962 and 1989.[2]
Palička was manager ofCzech 2. Liga sideFK Baník Ratíškovice for two years. He led the club to the final of theCzech Cup in 2000.
Palička joinedJablonec as manager in June 2001, replacingJaroslav Hřebík.[1] Under Palička, Jablonec finished 9th in the2001–02 Czech First League and 12ththe following season. The club also reached the final of theCzech Cup in 2003, where they lost toTeplice. Following a poor start to the2003–04 Czech First League, Palička was sacked in October with the club fourteenth in the league.[3]
In May 2004, Palička replacedVlastislav Mareček as manager ofFC 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 fellowCzech First League sideSFC 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 the2004–05 Czech First League bottom of the league and Palička left at the end of the season.[8]
In June 2006 he joinedSK Sigma Olomouc but was replaced in August of the same year, having achieved a draw and three defeats from four league matches.[9]
Later in 2006 Palička joinedSlovak First League clubAS Trenčín as manager, securing a 1–1 draw against league leadersMŠK 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 the2006–07 Slovak Superliga. However he was replaced at the end of the season by English managerRob McDonald.[11]
In 2008 Palička was appointed manager ofCzech 2. Liga sideFC Vítkovice.[12] In his first season, he led the team to safety in the2008–09 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 at1. HFK Olomouc as the head coach of the youth team.[14]
Czech Cup Runners-Up (1): 1999–2000
Czech Cup Runners-Up (1): 2002–2003