Jiří Rubáš
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Jiří Rubáš was a Czech
football
manager and former player.
As a player, Rubáš played mostly for Bohemians Prague. He also played for the Czechoslovakia national team
, for which he appeared in six matches between 1949 and 1952.
In 1954 he ended his active career and immediately began working as a football manager at Bohemians Prague. He coached them for 14 years before moving to Baník Ostrava. Rubáš coached several top Czech clubs, including Baník Ostrava, Škoda Plzeň
and Sparta Prague. Rubáš was appointed as a new manager of Baník in the half of the 1975-1976 season and led Baník to the surprising title of Czechoslovak champions, for the first time in club's history.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
football
Football (soccer)
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manager and former player.
As a player, Rubáš played mostly for Bohemians Prague. He also played for the Czechoslovakia national team
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
, for which he appeared in six matches between 1949 and 1952.
In 1954 he ended his active career and immediately began working as a football manager at Bohemians Prague. He coached them for 14 years before moving to Baník Ostrava. Rubáš coached several top Czech clubs, including Baník Ostrava, Škoda Plzeň
FC Viktoria Plzen
FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country....
and Sparta Prague. Rubáš was appointed as a new manager of Baník in the half of the 1975-1976 season and led Baník to the surprising title of Czechoslovak champions, for the first time in club's history.