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Martin Frýdek

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Personal information
Full name	Martin Frýdek
Date of birth	(1969-03-09) 9 March 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.69 m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Český Brod (manager)
Youth career
1976–1986	Spartak Hradec Králové
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1987–1988	Agro Kolín
1989–1990	VTJ Karlovy Vary
1990–1997	Sparta Prague	177	(27)
1997–1998	Bayer Leverkusen	10	(0)
1998–1999	MSV Duisburg	5	(0)
1999–2001	Teplice	51	(2)
2001–2004	SC Xaverov	71	(13)
2004–2005	FK Semice
2005	FK Dukla Prague
National team
1991–1993	Czechoslovakia	8	(0)
1994–1997	Czech Republic	29	(4)
Teams managed
2004–2005	FK Kolín
2012–2013	Vlašim
2016–2020	Loko Vltavín
2021–2023	Český Brod
Honours Men's football Representing  Czech Republic UEFA European Championship Runner-up 1996 England FIFA Confederations Cup Third 1997 Saudi Arabia AC Sparta Prague Winner Gambrinus liga 1993–94 Winner Gambrinus liga 1994–95
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Martin Frýdek (born 9 March 1969 in Hradec Králové) is a Czech football coach and former player who played as midfielder. In a seven-year international career he made a combined total of 37 appearances for the national teams of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. As a player he won five national titles with Sparta Prague in the 1990s before moving to Germany, where he spent two seasons before returning to the Czech Republic, where he finished his top-flight career in 2001. He later became a football coach. He last managed Czech Fourth Division club Český Brod.

Playing career

Club football

Frýdek played club football in his home country for Sparta Prague, spending seven seasons with the club between 1990 and 1997. During this time he was part of championship-winning sides in the 1990–91 and 1992–93 Czechoslovak First League seasons, as well as three Czech First League titles in 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1996–97. He subsequently moved to Germany, playing for Bayer Leverkusen and MSV Duisburg. In the 1999–2000 season he returned to the Czech First League, signing for Teplice. He ceased his involvement in top-level football after the end of the 2001–02 season, and subsequently played in the Czech 2. Liga for Xaverov.

National teams

Frýdek made 37 appearances for national teams between his debut for Czechoslovakia in 1991 and his final match for the Czech Republic in 1997, scoring 4 goals along the way. He was a participant in the 1996 UEFA European Championship, where the Czech Republic won the silver medal. Frýdek was selected in the starting lineup for the team's opening match at the tournament, against Germany, ahead of Patrik Berger. He also represented his country at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup in Saudi Arabia, playing in the 2–1 loss against Uruguay.

Management career

Frýdek joined Vlašim as manager in summer 2012, ahead of the 2012–13 season. He left his position in April 2013, with the club five points above the relegation zone; he was replaced by former teammate Michal Horňák. In June 2016 Frýdek joined Loko Vltavín, he left after four years. He left his managerial role at Czech Fourth Division side Český Brod in September 2023 after poor results at the start of the 2023–24 season.

Honours

Sparta Prague

• Czechoslovak First League: 1990–91, 1992–93
• Czech First League: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97