 Brückner (grey suit) coachingCzech Republic in aUEFA Euro 2004 match | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Karel Brückner | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1939-11-13)13 November 1939 (age 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Olomouc,Bohemia and Moravia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1958 | Spartak MŽ Olomouc | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MŽ Olomouc | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1971 | Baník Ostrava | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1979 | Sigma Olomouc | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Železárny Prostějov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Zbrojovka Brno | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1987 | Sigma Olomouc | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Czechoslovakia U-21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | ZVL Žilina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | TJ Vítkovice | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Sigma Olomouc | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Petra Drnovice | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Inter Bratislava | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Sigma Olomouc | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Czech Republic U-21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2008 | Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Karel Brückner (Czech pronunciation:[ˈkarɛlˈbrɪknɛr];[1] born 13 November 1939) is aCzech retiredfootball coach.
Brückner played as aforward in the lower leagues forMŽ Olomouc, at levels between the Regional Championship and the Second League.[2] He made two appearances forBaník Ostrava in theCzechoslovak First League during the 1970–71 season.[2]
Brückner began his coaching career in 1973 with his home clubSK Sigma Olomouc,[3] before moving toFC Zbrojovka Brno, who he led in the Czechoslovak First League in the 1981–82 and 1982–83 seasons.[2] He later went on to coachInter Bratislava with which he won the Slovakia Cup in 1985.[3]
He was appointed coach of theCzech Republic national under-21 football team in 1997 and the side finished second at the2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[3] AtUEFA Euro 2000 he was assistant manager of the Czech Republic national side.[4]
Brückner became the national team manager in 2001, following the Czech Republic's unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the2002 FIFA World Cup.[4] In the time up to March 2004, the Czech Republic played twenty matches without defeat under his leadership,[4] winning seven of eight qualifying matches for the Euro 2004 tournament and drawing the other one.[5] In the tournament's group match against the Netherlands, the Czech Republic conceded two goals within the first 20 minutes. Although Jan Koller scored a goal to make the score 2–1, Brückner responded by taking the unusual step of making a tactical substitution during the first half of the match, sending on midfielderVladimír Šmicer to replace defenderZdeněk Grygera after just 25 minutes.[6] The Czech Republic scored twice more, with Šmicer scoring the winner two minutes before the end, as Brückner's team completed a comeback.[6] The team went on to reach the semi-finals ofUEFA Euro 2004.
The team qualified for the2006 FIFA World Cup but did not progress past the group stage. Brückner extended his contract for a further two-year period after the competition.[7] The Czech Republic qualified for Euro 2008. Prior to the tournament, Brückner announced his intention to leave his position at the end of the competition.[8] The Czech Republic failed to progress beyond the group stage of the tournament.
In spite of announcing his retirement, Brückner did not remain unemployed for long. In July 2008, thenational team of Austria named him as their new manager.[9]On 2 March 2009, theAustrian Football Association announced that Brückner had left his position as Austria's coach by mutual consent after having led the team to just one win in seven matches.[10] On 8 July 2009, Bruckner was named Advisor toIvan Hašek of theFootball Association of the Czech Republic.
Inter Bratislava
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