 Šilhavý in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1961-11-03)3 November 1961 (age 64) | ||
| Place of birth | Plzeň,Czechoslovakia | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1975 | TJ Chotěšov | ||
| 1975–1978 | ČSAD Plzeň | ||
| 1978–1979 | Škoda Plzeň | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1980 | Škoda Plzeň | 8 | (0) |
| 1980–1990 | RH Cheb | 243 | (9) |
| 1990–1994 | Slavia Prague | 83 | (3) |
| 1994–1997 | Petra Drnovice | 69 | (8) |
| 1997–1999 | Viktoria Žižkov | 62 | (5) |
| Total | 465 | (25) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980–1988 | Czechoslovakia U21 | 18 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | (0) |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Sparta Prague B | ||
| 2007–2008 | SK Kladno | ||
| 2008 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| 2001–2009 | Czech Republic (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Dynamo České Budějovice | ||
| 2011–2014 | Slovan Liberec | ||
| 2014–2015 | FK Baumit Jablonec | ||
| 2016 | FK Dukla Prague | ||
| 2016–2017 | Slavia Prague | ||
| 2018–2023 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2024 | Oman | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jaroslav Šilhavý (Czech pronunciation:[ˈjaroslafˈʃɪlhaviː]; born 3 November 1961) is a Czech professionalfootballmanager and formerplayer.
As a player, Šilhavý made a total of 464 top flight appearances spanning the end of theCzechoslovak First League and the beginning of theCzech First League, scoring 25 goals. His 464 appearances was a Czech league record until 6 November 2022, when Šilhavý was surpassed byMilan Petržela.[1][2] His son,Tomáš Šilhavý, also played football in the Czech First League.[3]
As a manager, Šilhavý won the2011–12 Czech First League withSlovan Liberec. He has also had spells managing other top flight clubs in the Czech Republic, includingKladno,Viktoria Plzeň andDynamo České Budějovice. He was an assistant manager for theCzech Republic national team from 2001 to 2009 before eventually taking full charge in 2018, later resigning in 2023 after qualifying the team forUEFA Euro 2024.[4] In 2024, he was appointed the head coach of Oman, but last only seven months.[5]
As a player, Šilhavý played as a defender. Born inPlzeň, he started playing at the top level in the1979–80 Czechoslovak First League forŠkoda Plzeň.[1] He subsequently played for ten years withRH Cheb before moving toSlavia Prague partway through the1989–90 Czechoslovak First League.
At Slavia, Šilhavý was part of the team which finished second in the1992–93 Czechoslovak First League. After four years in Prague, he moved toPetra Drnovice to continue his footballing career. He moved back to Prague in 1997, this time to play forViktoria Žižkov, where he served as club captain.[6] While at Žižkov, he won the 1998 Personality of the League award at theCzech Footballer of the Year awards.[7]
During his playing career, Šilhavý became known for the record number of red cards he collected in the Czech First League, which still remains unbeaten as of 2023. He collected 9 red cards, the same as three other players, but with the lowest number of matches played.[8] Combined with the Czechoslovak First League, he collected a total of 12 red cards.[9]
Šilhavý played for theCzechoslovakia U21 national team for eight years, some of these as an authorised over-age player.[1] In this time he made 18 appearances for his country.
Šilhavý representedCzechoslovakia four times as a player, making his debut againstFinland on 29 August 1990.[10] His final appearance for the full national side was on 27 March 1991, when he played eight minutes of a match againstPoland. He also played one match, in 1992, for Czechoslovakia B.[1]
Following his career as a player, Šilhavý became assistant manager toZdeněk Ščasný atViktoria Žižkov.[11] He also joined the Czech national team set-up as a coach in December 2001, a position he continued to hold until April 2009.[12] He joinedSparta Prague as assistant to managerJiří Kotrba in December 2022.[13]
Šilhavý joinedCzech First League sideKladno as manager in 2007, signing a one-year deal.[14] Kladno subsequently finished 14th in the2007–08 Czech First League, one place above the relegation zone.[citation needed]
In May 2008, Šilhavý was named as the new manager ofViktoria Plzeň,[15] although his tenure only lasted nine matches, during which time the club won just once. He was relieved of his duties in October 2008.[16]
He took up his post atDynamo České Budějovice on 14 October 2009, replacingPavel Tobiáš at the club, who were bottom of the league at that time.[17] Budějovice finished the season in 13th place and avoided relegation. The following season, in the2010–11 Czech First League, Šilhavý led České Budějovice to a final position of 11th in the league table.[citation needed]
In June 2011, Šilhavý was announced as the replacement for outgoing coachPetr Rada as manager ofFC Slovan Liberec.[18] Liberec started the season well, reaching second place in the league behind Sparta after seven games.[12] The club finished the2011–12 Czech First League in first place, winning the league and qualifying for theUEFA Champions League.[citation needed]
Šilhavý replacedLuboš Kozel as manager ofFK Dukla Prague in May 2016, signing a three-year contract.[19] He joined Slavia Prague in September of the same year.[20]
In September 2018, Šilhavý replacedKarel Jarolím as head coach of theCzech Republic national football team.[21] His debut came in a 2–1 victory againstSlovakia in the2018–19 UEFA Nations League.[22]
Šilhavý led the Czech Republic inGroup E of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.[23] They opened their qualification campaign with a victory overPoland,[24] though unexpected poor results againstMoldova andAlbania led to rising criticism regarding the team.[25]
On 20 November 2023, following a 3–0 victory over Moldova in the final qualifying match that resulted in the Czech Republic qualifying for thefinal tournament, Šilhavý stated that he would not extend his contract with the national team.[26]
On 1 February 2024, Šilhavý was announced as the manager of theOman national football team, signing a two-year contract.[27] He was sacked on 19 September after poor performances in the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[5]
