Jan Suchopárek

Jan Suchopárek (born 23 September 1969) is a Czech football coach and former defender, who is head coach of the Czech Republic U21 national team.

Jan Suchopárek
Suchopárek in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-09-23) 23 September 1969
Place of birth Kladno, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1974–1988 Poldi Kladno
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Dukla Prague 66 (7)
1991–1996 Slavia Prague 132 (24)
1996–1999 Strasbourg 76 (1)
1999–2000 Tennis Borussia Berlin 23 (1)
2000–2003 Slavia Prague 17 (0)
2003–2005 Kladno 51 (9)
International career
1991–1993 Czechoslovakia 13 (0)
1994–2000 Czech Republic 48 (4)
Managerial career
2003–2010 Kladno (youth)
2010–2016 Dukla Prague (assistant)
2016–2017 Czech Republic U19
2017–2018 Czech Republic U18
2018–2019 Czech Republic U19
2019–2020 Czech Republic U18
2020–2021 Czech Republic U19
2021– Czech Republic U21
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up1996 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, playing a combined total of 61 international matches, scoring 4 goals. Suchopárek was a participant at UEFA Euro 1996, where the Czech Republic won the silver medal. He scored in the group stage against Russia and played in the UEFA Euro 1996 Final, where the Czech Republic lost to Germany.

At club level, Suchopárek played for Prague teams Dukla and Slavia before moving to France, where he played for RC Strasbourg. He finished his career in the Czech Second League, where he played for Kladno.

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