Martin Frýdek

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "about". Template:Infobox football biography Martin Frýdek (born 9 March 1969 in Hradec Králové) is a Czech football coach and former player who played as midfielder. In a seven-year international career he made a combined total of 37 appearances for the national teams of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. As a player he won five national titles with Sparta Prague in the 1990s before moving to Germany, where he spent two seasons before returning to the Czech Republic, where he finished his top-flight career in 2001. He later became a football coach, having last managed Czech Fourth Division club Český Brod.

Playing career

Club football

Frýdek played club football in his homeland for Sparta Prague, spending seven seasons with the club between 1990 and 1997. During this time, he was part of championship-winning sides in the 1990–91 and 1992–93 Czechoslovak First League seasons, as well as three Czech First League titles in 1993–94, 1994–95, and 1996–97.[1] Frýdek subsequently moved to Germany, playing for Bayer Leverkusen and MSV Duisburg, but lacked playing time with the former club in favour of Emerson.[2]

Frýdek returned to the Czech First League in the 1999–2000 season, signing for Teplice. Frýdek ceased his involvement in top-level football after the end of the 2001–02 season,[1] and subsequently played in the Czech 2. Liga for Xaverov.[3]

National teams

Frýdek made 37 appearances for national teams between his debut for Czechoslovakia in 1991 and his final match for the Czech Republic in 1997, scoring four goals along the way. He was a participant in the UEFA Euro 1996 where the Czech Republic won the silver medal.[1] Frýdek was selected in the starting lineup for the team's opening match at the tournament, against Germany, ahead of Patrik Berger.[4] He also represented his country at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup in Saudi Arabia, playing in the 2–1 loss against Uruguay.[5]

Management career

Frýdek was appointed coach of Vlašim ahead of the 2012–13 season.[6] He left his position in April 2013, with the club five points above the relegation zone; he was replaced by former teammate Michal Horňák.[7] In June 2016 Frýdek joined Loko Vltavín, he left after four years.[8] He left his managerial role at Czech Fourth Division side Český Brod in September 2023 after poor results at the start of the 2023–24 season.[9] In June 2024, Frýdek was appointed coach of FK Pšovka Mělník,[10] but after series of poor results at the start of the 2024–25 season, he left the club in November 2024.[11]

Honours

Sparta Prague

References

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External links

Template:Czech Republic squad UEFA Euro 1996 Template:Czech Republic squad 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

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