Association | Czech Volleyball Federation (CVF) | |||
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Confederation | CEV | |||
Head coach | Michal Nekola | |||
FIVB ranking | 18 (as of 10 July 2024) | |||
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Summer Olympics | ||||
Appearances | 5 (First in 1964 ) | |||
Best result | (1964) | |||
World Championship | ||||
Appearances | 17 (First in 1949 ) | |||
Best result | (1956, 1966) | |||
World Cup | ||||
Appearances | 5 (First in 1965 ) | |||
Best result | (1965, 1985) | |||
European Championship | ||||
Appearances | 27 (First in 1948 ) | |||
Best result | (1948, 1955, 1958) | |||
www.cvf.cz (in Czech) | ||||
Honours |
The Czech Republic national men's volleyball team is controlled by the Czech Volleyball Federation, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. Czech Republic is ranked 22nd (as of January 2023) in the FIVB world ranking.
FIVB considers Czech Republic as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993). The Czech team’s first participations in international competitions saw them win a gold medal at the inaugural European Championship in 1948 which kick-started a golden age for the team. They won two more European in 1955 and 1958, two golds at the World Championships of 1956 and 1966, and a further eight medals in other elite tournaments. They took silver at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games and followed that with the bronze four years later in Mexico City.
The following is the Czech roster in the 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
Head coach: | Jiří Novák |
Assistants: | Martin Kop, Stefano Mascia, Fulvio Bertini, Petr Benda |
No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2021/22 club |
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1 | Milan Moník | 15 March 1988 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 336 cm (132 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | VK Lvi Praha |
2 | Jan Hadrava | 3 June 1991 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 101 kg (223 lb) | 357 cm (141 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Jastrzębski Węgiel |
3 | Daniel Pfeffer | 27 April 1990 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 331 cm (130 in) | 322 cm (127 in) | VK Karlovarsko |
5 | Adam Zajíček | 25 February 1993 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 331 cm (130 in) | VK Karlovarsko |
6 | Michal Finger | 2 September 1993 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 366 cm (144 in) | 342 cm (135 in) | Al-Rayyan SC |
9 | Vojtěch Patočka | 2 March 1993 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | VK Karlovarsko |
12 | Martin Licek | 5 January 1995 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 337 cm (133 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | České Budějovice |
13 | Jan Galabov | 12 June 1996 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | BKS Visła Bydgoszcz |
14 | Adam Bartoš | 27 April 1992 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Nantes Rezé Métropole |
15 | Lukáš Vašina | 6 July 1999 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | VK Karlovarsko |
18 | Jakub Janouch (C) | 13 June 1990 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | VK Lvi Praha |
19 | Luboš Bartůněk | 24 May 1990 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 332 cm (131 in) | 303 cm (119 in) | VK Dukla Liberec |
22 | Oliver Sedláček | 27 April 1998 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 358 cm (141 in) | 342 cm (135 in) | České Budějovice |
25 | Josef Polák | 11 February 1999 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 344 cm (135 in) | 333 cm (131 in) | České Budějovice |
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Czech national volleyball team.
Period | Kit provider |
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2002– | Adidas |
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like UNIQA other sponsors: Czech Tourism, Moser, iDNES, Cedok and Rimowa.
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