Michal Bílek (born 13 April 1965 in Prague) is a retired Czech football right midfielder, and a current coach.

[edit] 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. From 2006–08, he took charge of Sparta, winning the league in his first year and finishing second in the following.

[edit] 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 quartefinalists.

In late October 2009, after having coached seven years before the nation's U-19,^[1] former assistant Bílek was named, alongside Vladimír Šmicer, the new coach of the senior side, following Ivan Hašek's dismissal after the failure to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa.^[2]

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[edit] External links

• NationalFootballTeams data
• BDFutbol profile
• PlayerHistory profile

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