Karel Brückner

Football player infobox
playername= Karel Brückner


fullname =
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1939|11|13
cityofbirth = Olomouc
countryofbirth = Czechoslovakia
currentclub = Austria national football team
position =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1957–1972
1972–1973
clubs = TJ Sigma MŽ Olomouc
TJ Baník Ostrava OKD
caps(goals) =
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) = 52 (30)
managerclubs = TJ Sigma MŽ Olomouc
FK Prostějov
Zbrojovka Brno
TJ Sigma MŽ Olomouc
Czechoslovakia U-21
TJ Sigma MŽ Olomouc
TJ ZVL Žilina
FC Baník Ostrava
SK Sigma MŽ Olomouc
FC Petra Drnovice
AŠK Inter Slovnaft Bratislava
SK Sigma Olomouc
Czech Republic U-21
Czech Republic
Austria

manageryears = 1973–1977
1978–1979
1979–1980
1981–1982
1983–1984
1985–1987
1988–1989
1989–1991
1992–1994
1994–1995
1995–1996
1997–1998
1998–2001
2001–2008
2008–

Karel Brückner (born November 13 1939 in Olomouc) is a Czech football coach who currently manages the Austrian national team.

Coaching career

Brückner began his coaching career in 1973 in the Czech League and was the coach of his home club SK Sigma Olomouc.cite web
last = Fletcher
first = Paul
publisher = BBC Sport
title = Bruckner tracks Czech path to glory
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/czech_rep/3854805.stm
accessdate = 2008-06-23 ] He later went on to coach Inter Bratislava with which he won the Slovakia Cup in 1985. He was appointed coach of the Czech Republic national under-21 football team in 1997 and head of the national team in 2001. He achieved success with the team, reaching the semi-finals of the EURO 2004. The team went to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2006 and the EURO 2008 but failed to progress beyond the group stage in either of the competitions. Prior to the Euro 2008 tournament, Brückner announced his intention to leave his position at the end of the competition. [cite web
title = Czech collapse at Euro 2008 signals end of era as Bruckner, Koller, Galasek bow out
url = http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hHTVggOCUzow0VEIF35ljPZNWf9Q
publisher = The Canadian Press
accessdate = 2008-06-20 ] However, despite announcing his retirement, Brückner did not remain unemployed for very long. In July 2008, the national team of Austria named him their new manager. [cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldFootballNews/idUKL58550020080725|title=Soccer-Czech Brückner appointed new Austria coach|publisher=Reuters|date=2008-07-25|accessdate=2008-07-25]

References

External links

* [http://www.fotbal.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=2158 ČMFS entry]