Michal Bílek


Michal Bílek is a football manager and former player. He led the Czech Republic national football team for four years between 2009 and 2013. As a player, he represented Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic at international level. His playing position was right midfielder. Currently, he is the coach of Astana and Kazakhstan.

Club career

During his career, Bílek was mainly associated with Sparta Prague, which he represented on four separate occasions, starting with the first team aged only 17.
In 1990, he had his first and only abroad experience, in Spain with Real Betis, being relegated in his first season, and returning to Sparta after another year. He then played for FK Viktoria Žižkov and FK Teplice until 2000, appearing once again for his main club in between.
Immediately after retiring, Bílek began coaching, precisely with Teplice. After a brief stint in Costa Rica, he returned home, going on to manage FK Chmel Blšany, FC Viktoria Plzeň and MFK Ružomberok. In 2006, he took charge of Sparta, replacing Stanislav Griga. He went on to win the Gambrinus liga in his first year and finish second in the following. He resigned from his position at Sparta in May 2008.

International career

Bílek played for Czechoslovakia, and later briefly for the independent Czech Republic; for both he played a total of 35 matches and scored 11 goals, being an offensive mainstay for the former at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, scoring twice for the quarterfinalists.
In late October 2009, after having coached the nation's U19 team seven years earlier, former assistant Bílek was named the new coach of the senior side, following Ivan Hašek's resignation after the failure to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa. He was replaced as the national team boss in September 2013 after nearly four years in the role by Josef Pešice.

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 October 1987Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia3–13–1Friendly
2.11 November 1987Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia2–02–0UEFA Euro 1988 qualification
3.20 September 1988Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia2–04–2Friendly
4.9 May 1989Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia4–04–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.5 September 1989Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra, Czechoslovakia2–02–0Friendly
6.6 October 1989Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia1–02–11990 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.6 October 1989Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia2–12–11990 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.25 October 1989Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia2–03–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.10 June 1990Stadio Comunale, Florence, Italy2–05–11990 FIFA World Cup
10.15 June 1990Stade Comunale, Florence, Italy1–01–01990 FIFA World Cup
11.22 April 1992Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia1–11–1Friendly

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