Michal Bílek (born 13 April 1965) is a football manager and former player who serves as head coach of the Czech Republic U21 national team. He led the Czech Republic national football team for four years between 2009 and 2013. As a player, he represented Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic at international level. His playing position was right midfielder.
Playing 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. He played in the Czechoslovak First League for RH Cheb in the mid-1980s before returning to Sparta.
On 27 December 1990, Bílek transferred to Spanish club Real Betis, being relegated in his first season, and returning to Sparta after another year. He played for FK Viktoria Žižkov and FK Teplice until 2000, appearing once again for his main club in between.
Bílek played for Czechoslovakia and briefly for the independent Czech Republic. For both teams, he played a total of 35 matches and scored 11 goals, representing the former at the 1990 FIFA World Cup as an offensive mainstay – scoring twice for the quarterfinalists. His debut for Czechoslovakia occurred in 1987 during a friendly match against Poland in Bratislava.
Managerial career Immediately after ending his playing career, 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. In 2006, Bílek took charge of Sparta, replacing Stanislav Griga. He went on to win the Czech First League in his first season and finish second in the following season. Bílek resigned from his position at Sparta in May 2008.
In late October 2009, having coached the nation's U19 team seven years earlier, former assistant Bílek was appointed new coach of the senior team, following Ivan Hašek's resignation after the failure to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was replaced as national team coach in September 2013 after nearly four years in the role by Josef Pešice.
International goals Scores and results list; Czechoslovakia's goal tally first. No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 27 October 1987 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia 3–1 3–1 Friendly 2. 11 November 1987 Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1988 qualification 3. 20 September 1988 Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia 2–0 4–2 Friendly 4. 9 May 1989 Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia 4–0 4–0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification 5. 5 September 1989 Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra, Czechoslovakia 2–0 2–0 Friendly 6. 6 October 1989 Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia 1–0 2–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification 7. 2–1 8. 25 October 1989 Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia 2–0 3–0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification 9. 10 June 1990 Stadio Comunale, Florence, Italy 2–0 5–1 1990 FIFA World Cup 10. 15 June 1990 Stade Comunale, Florence, Italy 1–0 1–0 1990 FIFA World Cup 11. 22 April 1992 Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia 1–1 1–1 Friendly
Managerial statistics
TeamNatFromToRecordGWDLWin %Teplice20 March 200130 June 2001Czech Republic U-191 July 200330 June 2004Chmel Blšany10 October 200330 June 2006 Viktoria Plzeň1 July 20062 September 2006 Sparta Prague3 September 200630 June 2008Ružomberok1 July 200830 June 2009Czech Republic20 October 200911 September 2013Dinamo Tbilisi1 July 201431 July 2014Vysočina14 September 201612 April 2017Zlín1 June 201817 January 2019Kazakhstan18 January 201919 November 2020Astana14 January 202026 August 2020Viktoria Plzeň10 May 202130 June 2023Total
Honors FC Viktoria Plzeň Czech First League: 2021–22
Individual Czech First League Manager of the Season: 2021–22
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