Filip Jícha (born 19 April 1982) is a Czech former handballer. He most recently played for Spanish handball team FC Barcelona. He also played for the Czech national team. Currently he is the head coach of his former club, German handball team THW Kiel. His biggest success as a coach has been winning the EHF Champions League with THW Kiel in the 2019–20 season.
He was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.
Playing career Jícha started his career in HC Dukla Prague and moved through Saudi Arabian and Qatari clubs to TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen in Switzerland. He had a broken thump in 2005 which ept him out for a long time.
For the 2005–26 season he joined German TBV Lemgo. For the 2007–08 season he joined THW Kiel for a €400.000 transfer fee.Die Zeit des großen Bettelns ist vorbei. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 30 July 2007. In 2010 he became the first Czech player to win the EHF Champions League.THW gewinnt die Champions-League On 16 July 2012 he extended his contract until 2016.Filip Jicha verlängert frühzeitig seinen Vertrag. Website THW Kiel, 16 July 2012.
In August 2015 he joined FC Barcelona Handbol. Here he won the Spanish Championship in 2016 and 2017. He retired in 2017.
Coaching career For the 2018/19 season he became the assistant coach at hs former club THW Kiel. In 2019 he took over as the head coach following the departure of Alfreð Gíslason. In his first season he won the German Championship and was named coach of the year in the Bundesliga. Same season he won the EHF Champions League in the 2019–2020 season.
Titles Player FC Barcelona Spanish Champion 2016 and 2017 Spanish Cup 2016 and 2017 THW Kiel EHF Champions League 2010 and 2012 Champions-League Finalist 2008, 2009 and 2014 German Champion 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 German Cup 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Super-Globe 2011 EHF Champions Trophy 2007 German Supercup 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2014 TBV Lemgo EHF Cup 2006 Al Ahli (QAT) Qatar-Emir's-Cup 2002 Dukla Prague (CZE) Czech Republic Championship second place 2003
Assistent coach THW Kiel EHF Cup 2019 German Cup 2019
Head coach THW Kiel German Champion 2020, 2021, 2023 German Cup 2022, 2025 EHF Champions League 2020 German Supercup 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Awards IHF World Handball Player of the Year: 2010Neagu and Jicha World Handball Players of the Year 2010 - IHF EHF Hall of Fame in 2023. German Coach of the year: 2020
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