Jiří Sobotka


Jiří Sobotka, also known as Georges Sobotka, was a former Czechoslovak footballer, who played internationally for Czechoslovakia, and participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup when Czechoslovakia came in second.
He played for SK Slavia Praha, Hajduk Split and FC La Chaux-de-Fonds.
During his period in Split, he played 36 league matches scoring 17 goals in the 1939-40 and 1940-41 seasons. Before arriving to Yugoslavia, he had been a player-coach in Switzerland with FC Winterthur.
After his playing career, he coached numerous clubs in Switzerland and won 6 Swiss cups. He also coached Charleroi in Belgium UE Sant Andreu in Spain, and Switzerland national team.

Honours

As player