Tomáš Trucha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 October 1971 | ||
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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 | 54.55 |
| Valašské Meziříčí | 1 January 2013 | 30 June 2013 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 35.71 |
| Orapa United | 1 December 2018 | 31 March 2019 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 27.27 |
| Township Rollers | 2 July 2019 | 1 November 2020 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 54.55 |
| 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 | 40.00 |
| Kelantan United | 31 December 2022 | 8 April 2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Total | 100 | 41 | 22 | 37 | 41.00 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Trucha dráždí draka: „český Klopp" velí Slovácku z Malajsie i hvězdě sítí".
- ^ ""Dobrodruh" Trucha v Africe: šamani, očarovaná brána i český Klopp". isport.blesk.cz.
- ^ "Interview with Tomáš Trucha". ruik.cz.
- ^ "Fearing for his life, Penang's 'Klopp' fled former club after only ONE match". goal.com.
- ^ "Penang coach Trucha can expect comparison with Liverpool boss". thestar.com.my.
- ^ "fearing his life penang fc new boss tomas trucha fled kenyan". Goal.com. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Penang Ambil Keputusan Rehatkan Tomas Trucha". vocketfc.com. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Tomáš Trucha at playmakerstats.com
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