- Karol Dobiaš
football manager infobox
playername = Karol Dobiaš
dateofbirth =December 18 ,1947
cityofbirth =Handlová
countryofbirth =Czechoslovakia
position = defender
youthclubs =Baník Handlová
youthyears = 195?-1965
clubs =Spartak Trnava Bohemians Prague KSC Lokeren K.R.C. Gent-Zeehaven
years = 1965-1977
1977-1980
1980-1983
1984
caps(goals) =
nationalteam = Czechoslovakia
nationalyears = 1967-1980
nationalcaps(goals) = 67 (5)
manageryears = 1984-1988
1988
1990-1993
1993-1994
1995
2003-2004
managerclubs =Bohemians Prague (youth)SK Hradec Králové Zbrojovka Brno Sparta Prague SK Sparta Krč Bohemians Prague (assistant)
lgupdate = 21 November, 2007
nmupdate = 21 November, 2007Karol Dobiaš (born
December 18 1947 ), is a former Slovak football player and coach. During his career, he was a versatile player, mostly playing as defender or midfielder.Player career
He was born in
Handlová . His career started in Baník Handlová. In 1965 he moved toSpartak Trnava where he achieved the biggest success as a player. With Spartak he became a five time Czechoslovakian champion and won three national cups. In 1970 and 1971, he was namedCzechoslovak Footballer of the Year . In 1977 he moved toBohemians Prague . During his career he played 345 matches in the Czechoslovak league and scored 20 goals. In 1980 he was allowed to be transferred abroad and he went toKSC Lokeren in Belgium. He ended his career in 1984 atK.R.C. Gent-Zeehaven .He was capped 67 times for Czechoslovakia, scored 5 goals. He was a participant at the
1970 FIFA World Cup and a member of Czechoslovak winning team at1976 European Football Championship . In the 1976 final game Dobiaš scored a goal that gave Czechoslovakia a 2-0 lead against West Germany.Coaching career
Dobiaš's first team as a manager was the youth squad of
Bohemians Prague . In 1988/89 he managedSK Hradec Králové but was dismissed after the 14th game day. In September 1990 he was assigned manager ofZbrojovka Brno . The team was relegated and with Dobiaš it achieved a one season comeback. In 1993/1994 he managedSparta Prague and won the Czech league. Still he was fired after just two games the following season. In 1995/1996 he coached a minor Prague teamSK Sparta Krč . Afterwards he worked for many years as a scout for Sparta Prague. For the 2003/2004 he was selected an assistant manager for Bohemians Prague but his contract was cancelled in January 2004.
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