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Ivan Hašek

Hašek in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth	(1963-09-06) 6 September 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth	Městec Králové, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.76 m
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1970–1977	ZOM Nymburk
1977–1981	Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1981–1990	Sparta Prague	221	(58)
1990–1994	Strasbourg	74	(27)
1994–1995	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	55	(30)
1996	JEF United Ichihara	28	(12)
1996–1998	Sparta Prague	18	(5)
Total		396	(132)
National team
1984–1993	Czechoslovakia	54	(5)
1994	Czech Republic	1	(0)
Teams managed
1999–2001	Sparta Prague
2001–2003	Strasbourg
2003–2005	Vissel Kobe
2005	Gabon
2005–2006	Al Wasl
2006–2007	Saint-Étienne
2007–2009	Al-Ahli
2009	Czech Republic
2011	Al-Ahli
2012	Al-Hilal
2014	Qatar SC
2014–2016	Fujairah
2016–2017	Emirates Club
2018–2019	Fujairah
2021–2022	Lebanon
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Ivan Hašek (born 6 September 1963) is a Czech professional football coach and former player.

Hašek played as a central midfielder, and spent 11 years of his career with Sparta Prague, appearing in more than 300 official games with the club, and later acting as its manager. Hašek represented Czechoslovakia at the 1990 World Cup, and was also president of the Football Association of the Czech Republic.

Playing career

Hašek was born in Městec Králové. During his 21-year career, he represented AC Sparta Prague (two spells), RC Strasbourg, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and JEF United Ichihara. With the French club, he played two seasons apiece in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 and, in his last days as a player, spent at main side Sparta, teamed up with cousin Martin.

Hašek played for Czechoslovakia, gaining 55 caps and scored five goals. He was a participant in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where the national side reached the quarterfinals, with him as team captain; in the group stage 5–1 routing of the United States, he scored the third. After the match, Hašek said: "We are sorry for the score".

Coaching career

A coach since 1999, Hašek managed former clubs Sparta Prague and Strasbourg, as well as Vissel Kobe, Al Wasl FC and AS Saint-Étienne. In December 2007, he took the reins of Dubai-based Al-Ahli.

In June 2009, Hašek became president of the Czech Football Association. However, on 7 July, he announced that he was taking over the national team as head coach, until the end of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Hasek announced his resignation as Czech Republic manager on 14 October 2009. On 26 June 2011, he left his role as FA president and returned to club action and Al-Ahli Dubai.

In January 2012, Hašek took over the head coach job at Riyadh-based team Al-Hilal FC, replacing Thomas Doll.

In July 2014, Hašek succeeded a long-time coach Sebastião Lazaroni as the new coach of Qatar SC ahead of the 2014–15 season.

On 15 July 2021, Hašek was appointed head coach of the Lebanon national team, on a one-year contract. After failing to qualify Lebanon to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, finishing last in their group, Hašek's contract expired.

Personal life

Hašek is also a lawyer. His two sons, Pavel and Ivan Jr, are also professional footballers.

Career statistics

Club

International

Managerial

Honours

Player

Sparta Prague

• Czechoslovak First League: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89
• Czechoslovak Cup: 1983–84, 1987–88, 1988–89

Individual

• Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year: 1987, 1988

Manager

Sparta Prague

• Czech First League: 1999–2000, 2000–01

Al-Ahli

• UAE Pro-League: 2008–09
• UAE Super Cup: 2009

Al-Hilal

• Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2011–12

See also

In Spanish: Ivan Hašek para niños