Daniel Šmejkal (born 28 August 1970) is a Czech football manager who is the current manager of Czech Republic U-17 women. A former player, his playing position was midfielder. Šmejkal played for the Czech Republic national team, for whom he played a total of 10 matches and scored 3 goals.
.jpg) Šmejkal in 2018 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 August 1970 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Czech Republic U-17 women (manager) | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1976–1983 | ZČE Pilsen | ||||||||||
| 1983–1988 | Škoda Plzeň | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Škoda Plzeň | 18 | (0) | ||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Dukla Prague | 12 | (0) | ||||||||
| 1991–1994 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Slavia Prague | 66 | (8) | ||||||||
| 1997–1998 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 23 | (0) | ||||||||
| 1998–1999 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 14 | (1) | ||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Marila Příbram | 70 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2002–2005 | FC Střížkov | ||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Viktorie Jirny | ||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | FK Chmel Blšany | ||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Czechoslovakia U21 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Czech Republic | 10 | (3) | ||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | FK Baník Sokolov | ||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | FK Teplice | ||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Vlašim | ||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Prostějov | ||||||||||
| 2023– | Czech Republic U-17 women | ||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Playing career
editClub career
editŠmejkal played for Škoda Plzeň in the 1988–89 Czechoslovak First League and represented Dukla Prague in the same competition in the 1989–90 and 1990–91 seasons. After the establishment of the Czech First League in 1993, Šmejkal played for Plzeň again, by now renamed as Viktoria Plzeň, in the 1993–94 season, before spending three seasons with Slavia Prague, during which time he won the 1995–96 Czech First League. After spending some of his career in Germany, he returned to the Czech Republic, playing for three seasons with Marila Příbram until the end of the 2001–02 season. In total he made 197 appearances at the Czechoslovak, and later Czech, top level between 1988 and 2002.[1]
National team
editŠmejkal was involved in the Czechoslovakia national team's youth groups from the under-15 level and each additional level up to under-18, making 49 appearances between 1986 and 1988. He then played for Czechoslovakia national under-21 football team, scoring once in twelve appearances between 1988 and 1990.[1] From 1994 until 1995 Šmejkal represented the Czech Republic internationally and scored three goals in ten appearances.[2]
Management career
editŠmejkal became a coach after his playing career. Having led Sokolov to finishing positions of fifth and fourth in the second tier of Czech football, Šmejkal joined Czech First League side FK Teplice in the summer of 2016, signing a two-year contract.[3]
Šmejkal moved to Vlašim in 2019.[2] He then joined Prostějov in October 2021.[4] He subsequently became the manager of the Czech Republic U-17 women team.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 196. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
- ^ a b "Vlašim bude trénovat Šmejkal". denik.cz (in Czech). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Teplice mění trenéra. Od nové sezony je povede exreprezentant Šmejkal". lidovky.cz (in Czech). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "S pracanty chceme válet, velí trenér prostějovských fotbalistů Šmejkal". idnes.cz (in Czech). 22 October 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Nový trenér Daniel Šmejkal zveřejnil nominaci WU17 na červnové soustředění". Fotbal.cz (in Czech). FAČR. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
External links
edit- Daniel Šmejkal – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Daniel Šmejkal at FAČR (in Czech)