Karel Brückner
Personal information
Date of birth	13 November 1939 (1939-11-13) (age 70)
Place of birth	Olomouc, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Playing position	Advisor
Club information
Current club	Českomoravský fotbalový svaz
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1957–1972 1972–1973	TJ Sigma MŽ Olomouc TJ Baník Ostrava OKD
Teams managed
1973–1977 1978–1979 1979–1980 1981–1982 1983–1984 1985–1987 1988–1989 1989–1991 1992–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1997–1998 1998–2001 2001–2008 2008–2009 2009-	TJ Sigma MŽ Olomouc FK Prostějov Zbrojovka Brno TJ Sigma MŽ Olomouc Czechoslovakia U-21 TJ Sigma MŽ Olomouc TJ ZVL Žilina TJ Vítkovice SK Sigma MŽ Olomouc FC Petra Drnovice AŠK Inter Slovnaft Bratislava SK Sigma Olomouc Czech Republic U-21 Czech Republic Austria Českomoravský fotbalový svaz (Advisor)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Karel Brückner (born 13 November 1939 in Olomouc) is a Czech retired football coach.

[edit] Coaching career

Brückner began his coaching career in 1973 in the Czech League and was the coach of his home club SK Sigma Olomouc.^[1] He later went on to coach Inter Bratislava with which he won the Slovakia Cup in 1985.^[1] He was appointed coach of the Czech Republic national under-21 football team in 1997 and head of the national team in 2001.^[1] He achieved success with the team, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Euro 2004. The team went to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2006 and the UEFA Euro 2008 but failed to progress beyond the group stage in either of the competitions. Prior to the Euro 2008 tournament, Brückner announced his intention to leave his position at the end of the competition.^[2]

However, despite announcing his retirement, Brückner did not remain unemployed for long. In July 2008, the national team of Austria named him as their new manager.^[3] On 2 March 2009 Austria's football federation's president, Leo Windtner, announced that Brückner has left his position as Austria's coach. Windtner was reportedly disappointed with Austria's poor and faltering performance through the qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[4] he retired from football on 18 March 2009.^[5][6] On 8 July 2009, Bruckner was named Advisor to Ivan Hašek of the Football Association of the Czech Republic.^[7]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• (Czech) ČMFS entry

Karel Brückner international tournaments v • d • e Czech Republic squad – UEFA Euro 2004 semi-finalists 1 Čech • 2 Grygera • 3 Mareš • 4 Galásek • 5 Bolf • 6 Jankulovski • 7 Šmicer • 8 Poborský • 9 Koller • 10 Rosický • 11 Nedvěd • 12 Lokvenc • 13 Jiránek • 14 Vachoušek • 15 Baroš • 16 Blažek • 17 Hübschman • 18 Heinz • 19 Týce • 20 Plašil • 21 Ujfaluši • 22 Rozehnal • 23 Kinský • Coach: Brückner v • d • e Czech Republic squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Čech • 2 Grygera • 3 Mareš • 4 Galásek • 5 Kováč • 6 Jankulovski • 7 Sionko • 8 Poborský • 9 Koller • 10 Rosický • 11 Nedvěd • 12 Lokvenc • 13 Jiránek • 14 Jarolím • 15 Baroš • 16 Blažek • 17 Štajner • 18 Heinz • 19 Polák • 20 Plašil • 21 Ujfaluši • 22 Rozehnal • 23 Kinský • Coach: Brückner v • d • e Czech Republic squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Čech • 2 Grygera • 3 Polák • 4 Galásek • 5 Kováč • 6 Jankulovski • 7 Sionko • 8 Fenin • 9 Koller • 10 Svěrkoš • 11 Vlček • 12 Pospěch • 13 Kadlec • 14 Jarolím • 15 Baroš • 16 Blažek • 17 Matějovský • 18 Sivok • 19 Skácel • 20 Plašil • 21 Ujfaluši • 22 Rozehnal • 23 Zítka • Coach: Brückner

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