Tomáš Trucha

Tomáš Trucha

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-10-17) 17 October 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Czech Republic
Managerial career
Years	Team
2013	Valašské Meziříčí
2013–2014	FC Cape Town (youth)
2016–2017	Viktoria Plzeň (assistant)
2018–2019	Orapa United
2019–2020	Township Rollers
2020	A.F.C. Leopards
2021–2022	Penang
2023	Kelantan United
from 2023	A.F.C. Leopards

Tomáš Trucha (born 17 October 1971) is a Czech football coach. Besides Czech Republic, he has managed in South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, and Malaysia.[1]

Career

In 2013, Trucha managed Czech third division side Valašské Meziříčí. After that, he worked as youth coach at FC Cape Town in South Africa.[2]

In 2016, he was appointed assistant manager of Viktoria Plzeň, one of the Czech Republic's most successful clubs.

In 2018, Trucha was appointed manager of Orapa United in Botswana.[3]

In 2019, he was appointed manager of Township Rollers, Botswana's most successful team.

In 2020, he was appointed manager of AFC Leopards in Kenya, but left after a month due to receiving physical threats from people claiming to be members of AFC Leopards.[4]

Before the 2021 season, Trucha was appointed manager of Malaysian outfit Penang.[5]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 31 March 2023

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win%
FC Tygerberg	1 July 2012	31 December 2012	11	6	4	1	054.55
Valašské Meziříčí	1 January 2013	30 June 2013	14	5	2	7	035.71
Orapa United	1 December 2018	31 March 2019	11	3	1	7	027.27
Township Rollers	2 July 2019	1 November 2020	22	12	5	5	054.55
Leopards	2 November 2020	3 December 2020	1	1	0	0	100.00
Penang	4 December 2020[6]	29 April 2022[7]	35	14	9	12	040.00
Kelantan United	31 December 2022	8 April 2023	6	0	1	5	000.00
Total			100	41	22	37	041.00

References

1. "Trucha dráždí draka: „český Klopp" velí Slovácku z Malajsie i hvězdě sítí".
2. ""Dobrodruh" Trucha v Africe: šamani, očarovaná brána i český Klopp". isport.blesk.cz.
3. "Interview with Tomáš Trucha". ruik.cz.
4. "Fearing for his life, Penang's 'Klopp' fled former club after only ONE match". goal.com.
5. "Penang coach Trucha can expect comparison with Liverpool boss". thestar.com.my.
6. "fearing his life penang fc new boss tomas trucha fled kenyan". Goal.com. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
7. "Penang Ambil Keputusan Rehatkan Tomas Trucha". vocketfc.com. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

External links

• Tomáš Trucha at playmakerstats.com