Karel Jarolím
Karel Jarolím is a Czech football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a midfielder, making 275 appearances in the Czechoslovak First League. and representing the Czechoslovakia national team internationally.
Career
Jarolím has been coach of Slavia Prague three times in the 2000–01 Czech First League and from 2005 to 2010, until he returned for a few matches afterwards.Jarolím was coach of Jeddah-based Al-Ahli Saudi Professional League. Al-Ahli were runners-up in 2012 AFC Champions League final. In May 2013, he signed with Al Wahda for a season. He returned to the Czech Republic in January 2014, signing with FK Mladá Boleslav.
On 15 July 2016, Jarolím was hired as manager of Czech Republic national team. He was sacked on 11 September 2018 after a 5–1 defeat against Russia a day earlier, which was then the highest defeat in the history of the Czech Republic national team.
Personal life
His sons Lukáš and David are also footballers, as well his nephew Marek.Honours
As a player
- Dukla Prague: 1978–79 Czechoslovak First League
- Slavia Prague
- *Intercup: 1986, 1992
Managerial
- Slovácko: 2004–05 Czech Cup runner-up
- Slavia Prague: Czech First League: 2007–08, 2008–09
- Slovan Bratislava: 2010–11 Slovak Superliga, 2010–11 Slovak Cup Final
- Al-Ahli: 2012 King Cup of Champions, 2011–12 Saudi Professional League runner-up, 2012 AFC Champions League runner-up
- FK Mladá Boleslav: 2015–16 Czech Cup