| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1947-04-13)13 April 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Jihlava,Czechoslovakia | ||
| Date of death | 7 February 2023(2023-02-07) (aged 75) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1966 | České Budějovice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1968 | VTJ Tábor | ||
| 1968–1970 | VCHZ Pardubice | ||
| 1970–1971 | TJ Gottwaldov | ||
| 1971–1980 | Slavia Prague | 232 | |
| 1980–1982 | TJ Jílové | ||
| 1984–1988 | SV Gmünd | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980–1982 | TJ Jílové | ||
| 1984–1988 | SV Gmünd | ||
| 1988–1990 | Zbrojovka Brno | ||
| 1990–1992 | AEL Limassol | ||
| 1992–1994 | Chmel Blšany | ||
| 1995–1997 | Slavia Prague | ||
| 1997–1999 | Tirol Innsbruck | ||
| 1999–2000 | Slavia Prague | ||
| 2001 | LASK Linz | ||
| 2001–2002 | FK Teplice | ||
| 2003–2004 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| 2004–2005 | SV Freistadt | ||
| 2005–2007 | České Budějovice | ||
| 2008–2009 | SV Freistadt | ||
| 2010 | Slavia Prague | ||
| 2011–2012 | České Budějovice | ||
| 2015 | České Budějovice | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
František Cipro (13 April 1947 – 7 February 2023) was a Czechfootball player and manager, known mostly for his work inSlavia Prague andČeské Budějovice.
Amidfielder, Cipro played forSlavia Prague for nine years, making 232 league appearances.[1] He made a total of 285 appearances and scored 16 goals in theCzechoslovak First League, which included time withVCHZ Pardubice andTJ Gottwaldov.[2]
As a coach, he won theCzech First League withSlavia Prague and achieved the semifinals of theUEFA Cup in 1996.
In his first spell as manager ofČeské Budějovice, Cipro led the club to promotion from theCzech 2. Liga to the Czech First League in 2006.[3] He was appointed a manager with Slavia Prague on 30 March 2010, replacingKarel Jarolím. However, on 15 May 2010, following the last league game of the season, Cipro announced he was standing down from the position and returning to his role as chiefscout, after just eight league games in charge.[4]
Cipro returned to České Budějovice for his second spell in September 2011.[5] He stayed at České Budějovice for a year before he was sacked in September 2012, with the club at the bottom of the league table.[6]
Cipro died from colon cancer on 7 February 2023, at the age of 75.[7]
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