Martin Kotůlek

Martin Kotůlek
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-09-11) 11 September 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1976–1979 SK Těšetice
1980–1986 TJ Náměšť na Hané
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1989 Sigma Olomouc 19 (0)
1989–1990 Dukla Banská Bystrica 39 (0)
1990–2000 Sigma Olomouc 237 (9)
2000–2004 Stavo Artikel Brno 90 (3)
2004–2005 SFC Opava 27 (0)
2005–2008 1. HFK Olomouc 47 (1)
Total 459 (13)
International career
1991 Czechoslovakia 1 (0)
1994–1998 Czech Republic 7 (0)
Managerial career
2013 Sigma Olomouc
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 1996 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Kotůlek (born 11 September 1969) is a Czech football coach and former player.

At club level, Kotůlek made over 400 appearances in the top leagues of Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, playing for most of his career with hometown club Sigma Olomouc. He was part of the Czech Republic team UEFA Euro 1996 that won the silver medal.[1] In total, Kotůlek made one appearance for Czechoslovakia and seven for the Czech Republic after its independence.

Biography

Kotůlek played his 400th league game in the Czech (including previously Czechoslovak) top flight in 2004 for SFC Opava, but his team lost against Zlín.[2] His team went on to be relegated in last place in the 2004–05 Gambrinus liga and his career in the top division was over, having earned 412 appearances and 12 goals.[3]

During his last season as a footballer, Kotůlek worked as an assistant coach at 1. HFK Olomouc in the 2007–08 Czech 2. Liga.[4] He became assistant coach of Sigma Olomouc in 2008 under newly-appointed head coaches Zdeněk Psotka,[5] Petr Uličný, and Roman Pivarník. Following Pivarník's dismissal in May 2013, Kotůlek was appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season, his first such appointment.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Martin Kotůlek: Euro bylo parádní. Na kariéru už teď ale nevzpomínám". Deník (in Czech). Prostějov: Vltava Labe Media. 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ Seidl, Jiří (29 November 2004). "Kotůlek zápas číslo 400 prohrál". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Martin Kotůlek" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. ^ Dočkal, Jan (11 May 2013). "Barcelona už nudí. Chci víc soubojů, říká nový olomoucký kouč Kotůlek". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Fotbalisty Olomouce povede Zdeněk Psotka". Sport.cz (in Czech). Seznam.cz. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  6. ^ Kuklík, Vladimír; Dočkal, Jan (6 May 2013). "Další kouč přes palubu: Olomouc po sérii nezdarů odvolala Pivarníka". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 11 May 2013.