Pavel Vrba

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Pavel Vrba
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Vrba in 2013
Personal information
Full name Pavel Vrba
Date of birth (1963-12-06) 6 December 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Přerov, Czechoslovakia
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1973–1979 FK Přerov
1979–1981 Baník Ostrava
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1982 Železárny Prostějov
1982–1984 RH Cheb
→ TJ RH Sušice (loan)
→ TJ Nýrsko (loan)
1984–1985 Baník Ostrava
1985–1993 Baník Havířov
1993–1994 FK Přerov
Managerial career
1994–1996 FK Přerov
1996–2004 Baník Ostrava (Assistant)
2003 Baník Ostrava
2004–2006 Púchov
2006–2008 Žilina
2006–2008 Slovakia (Assistant)
2008–2013 Viktoria Plzeň
2014–2016 Czech Republic
2016 Anzhi Makhachkala
2017–2019 Viktoria Plzeň
2019–2020 Ludogorets Razgrad
2021–2022 Sparta Prague
2022 Baník Ostrava
2022–2023 Zlín
2024–2025 Líšeň
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pavel Vrba (born 6 December 1963) is a Czech football manager and former player. He is known for applying an offensive football philosophy in the teams he coaches. [1]

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As a player, Vrba played for several clubs, including Baník Ostrava. As a coach, he led several Czech and Slovak clubs, including a Czech First League record of five seasons in charge of FC Viktoria Plzeň, whom he led to two league titles, one cup title, and three consecutive seasons of participation in the UEFA Europa League knockout stage – a record for any Czech club. [2]

Managerial career

Early career

Having been assistant to manager Erich Cviertna, Vrba took charge of FC Baník Ostrava for a short time towards the end of the 2002–03 Czech First League after Cviertna's departure. [3] His first match in charge resulted in a 7–0 loss for Ostrava away to Slavia Prague. [4]

He won the Slovak Superleague with MŠK Žilina in the 2006–07 season and led the team to second place the following season. [5]

Viktoria Plzeň

In 2010, he led Viktoria Plzeň to the victory in the Czech Cup for the first time in the club history. He was voted the Czech Coach of the Year for 2010. In the 2010–11 season of the Czech First League, he won the league with Viktoria Plzeň for the first time in the club history. Vrba was awarded the title "Czech Coach of the Year" for 2012, symbolising the third consecutive year he had won the award. [6] He led Plzeň to a second league title in 2013. In October 2013 Vrba led Plzen for a 152nd consecutive top-flight match, setting a league record. [7] Despite having a contract with Plzeň until June 2015, [7] the Czech Football Association activated a buy-out clause, paying his club 8 million Czech koruna and he was announced as the new manager of the Czech Republic national football team in November 2013. [8] His last game in charge of the club was the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage tie against CSKA Moscow which Plzeň won 2–1 with a last-minute goal from Tomáš Wágner, thus earning them a place in the Europa League knockout stage. At the end of the match, the fans unfurled a banner reading "always remember that it wasn't wasted time". [9]

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 16 December 2019, Vrba became manager of Bulgarian Ludogorets Razgrad. [10]

Sparta Prague

On 3 February 2021, Vrba became manager of Sparta Prague. [11]

Trinity Zlín

On 28 November 2022, Vrba became manager of Trinity Zlín. [12]

Líšeň

On 18 December 2024, Vrba became manager of Líšeň. [13] On 4 February 2025, Vrba is out as manager of Líšeň. He was dismissed after only two months, five pre-season matches. [14]

Honours

Managerial

Žilina

Viktoria Plzeň

Ludogorets Razgrad

Individual

Managerial statistics

As of match played 4 February 2025
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Baník Ostrava 3 May 200317 June 20035221710−3040.00
Matador Púchov 18 June 20047 April 2006651814335491−37027.69
Žilina 1 July 200624 September 20088758171220068+132066.67
Viktoria Plzeň 8 October 200815 December 20132311345146453247+206058.01
Czech Republic 1 January 201430 June 201625105104136+5040.00
Anzhi Makhachkala 30 June 201630 December 2016197571919+0036.84
Viktoria Plzeň 1 July 201717 December 2019117692226204131+73058.97
Ludogorets Razgrad 18 December 201925 October 20202815675728+29053.57
Sparta Prague 3 February 20219 May 20227344111815295+57060.27
Baník Ostrava 18 June 202210 October 2022123541718−1025.00
Zlín 28 November 202223 October 202335911154565−20025.71
Líšeň 18 December 20244 February 2025000000+0!—
Career totals6973691491791,249807+442052.94

References

  1. ↑ iDNES.cz: Komňacký, Koubek, Psotka. Kdo je nejlepším trenérem? - 14 May 2010
  2. ↑ "Vrba: I couldn't imagine a better ending". UEFA. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sedm slávistů dalo Ostravě sedm branek". idnes.cz (in Czech). 5 May 2003. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Muž, který stvořil plzeňský zázrak. Ovšem v lize začínal porážkou 0:7". idnes.cz (in Czech). 17 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Žilina bank on Vrba dexterity". UEFA.com. 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Fotbalovým králem je opět brankář. Čech vyhrál pošesté a má rekord" [Football king is again a goalkeeper. Čech won for the sixth time and has the record]. idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Vrba definitivně k reprezentaci nepůjde, Plzeň ho neuvolní". Česká televize (in Czech). 21 October 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Vrba to become national soccer coach after huge success with Plzeň". Czech Radio. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  9. ↑ Kratochvíl, Marek. "Na tohle budu vzpomínat celý život, hodnotil postupovou rozlučku Pavel Vrba" (in Czech). Gambrinusliga.cz. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "Potřeboval jsem změnu, přiznal Vrba. V Bulharsku si vydělá přes 30 milionů". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 18 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Vítejte, trenére". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). 3 February 2021.
  12. ↑ Folk, Čestmír (28 November 2022). "Kouč Vrba už podepsal ve Zlíně smlouvu, povede na jaře Ševce k záchraně mezi elitou". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis.
  13. ↑ Punčochář, Jiří (18 December 2024). "Vrba se vrací, za úkol má postup do ligy. Líšeň si rýpla do Zbrojovky". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  14. ↑ Punčochář, Jiří; Novák, Miloslav (4 February 2025). "Další šok v Líšni: Vrba skončil. Neodkoučoval jediný soutěžní zápas". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
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