Pavel Hapal

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Pavel Hapal
Pavel Hapal 2013.jpg
Hapal as Zagłębie Lubin coach in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-07-27) 27 July 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth Kroměříž, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1983 Sokol Břest
1983–1986 Sigma Olomouc
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1988 Sigma Olomouc 29 (3)
1988–1990 Dukla Prague 37 (7)
1990–1992 Sigma Olomouc 63 (21)
1992–1995 Bayer Leverkusen 86 (13)
1995–1998 Tenerife 33 (1)
1998–1999 Sigma Olomouc 12 (8)
2000 Sparta Prague 6 (2)
2000–2001 Sigma Olomouc 37 (16)
2002 České Budějovice 8 (0)
2002 Jakubčovice
International career
1991–1993 Czechoslovakia 21 (1)
1994–1996 Czech Republic 10 (0)
Managerial career
2003–2004 Opava
2004–2005 Tescoma Zlín
2005–2006 Baník Ostrava
2007–2008 Nitra
2008–2009 Mladá Boleslav
2009–2011 Žilina
2011–2013 Zagłębie Lubin
2014 Senica
2015–2018 Slovakia U21
2018 Sparta Prague
2018–2020 Slovakia
2022–2025 Baník Ostrava
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pavel Hapal (born 27 July 1969) is a Czech professional football manager and former player.

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Playing career

As a footballer, Hapal played for Dukla Prague, CD Tenerife, Sparta Prague, and SK Dynamo České Budějovice. At international level, he earned 31 appearances for Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic, having scored one goal for the former. [1] Hapal ended his career as a player in 2002. [2]

Managerial career

On 31 October 2011, Hapal signed a contract with Polish club Zagłębie Lubin. [3] On 12 March 2014, he signed a contract with Slovakia club FK Senica. [4]

On 6 March 2018, Hapal signed a contract with Czech club AC Sparta Prague. [5] The same year on 22 October, he became the new manager of Slovakia national football team after Ján Kozák was sacked. [6] However, Hapal was sacked as coach of Slovakia on 16 October 2020 following its shock 2–3 home defeat against Israel in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B. [7]

On 12 October 2022, Hapal was appointed coach of Baník Ostrava, replacing the dismissed Pavel Vrba. [8] One day before and year later, on 11 October 2025, the club confirmed his dismissal. [9]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 14 October 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg 22 October 201816 October 2020176472723+4035.29
Total176472723+4035.29

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Casado, Edu (27 July 2017). "Qué fue de... Pavel Hapal: un checo en Tenerife". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Hapal končí s fotbalem, míří do Španělska". Mlada fronta Dnes . Mafra. 4 June 2002. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Nowy trener drużyny Zagłębie Lubin". Zagłębie Lubin (in Polish). 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Senica mení trénerov. Pagáča nahrádza Pavel Hapal". FK Senica (in Slovak). 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Pavel Hapal was named new Sparta head coach". AC Sparta Prague. 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Video: Pavel Hapal sa stane novým trénerom slovenskej futbalovej reprezentácie". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Slovakia fire coach Hapal one month before Euro playoff". Reuters. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Už je to jasné! Hapal střídá Vrbu". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 12 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Muzikant, Michal (11 October 2025). "Hapal skončil v Baníku. Údajně jedná se Sigmou o pozici sportovního manažera". Deník (in Czech). Olomouc. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
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