Michal Bílek


Michal Bílek 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 from ending his 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

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 October 1987Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia3–13–1Friendly
2.11 November 1987Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia2–02–0UEFA Euro 1988 qualification
3.20 September 1988Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia2–04–2Friendly
4.9 May 1989Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia4–04–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.5 September 1989Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra, Czechoslovakia2–02–0Friendly
6.6 October 1989Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia1–02–11990 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.6 October 1989Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia2–12–11990 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.25 October 1989Letná Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia2–03–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.10 June 1990Stadio Comunale, Florence, Italy2–05–11990 FIFA World Cup
10.15 June 1990Stade Comunale, Florence, Italy1–01–01990 FIFA World Cup
11.22 April 1992Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia1–11–1Friendly

Honors

FC Viktoria Plzeň
Individual