Martin Svědík


Martin Svědík is a Czech football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of 1. FC Slovácko.

Playing career

As a player, Svědík played as a forward. He started playing at the top level in the 1993–94 Gambrinus liga for FC Baník Ostrava before having brief spells in the top flight with SK Sigma MŽ Olomouc and AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč. He also played for the Czech Republic national under-21 football team between 1993 and 1994.

Management career

Svědík took over at TJ Tesla Pardubice in 2007, while the club was in the Czech Fourth Division. Svědík led FK Pardubice, which had changed its name in 2010, to promotion from the Czech Fourth Division to the Bohemian Football League in 2010, with the club celebrating promotion five games before the end of the season. The club played in the Bohemian Football League for two seasons, before winning promotion to the Czech 2. Liga in 2012.

Honours

Managerial

; Pardubice