Luboš Kubík

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Personal information
Luboš Kubík
Full name	Luboš Kubík
Date of birth	January 20, 1964 (age 43)
Place of birth	Vysoké Mýto, Slovakia
Height	188 cm
Playing position	Manager (former Midfielder or Libero)
Club information
Current club	Unemployed
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1981-1983 1982-1988 1989-1991 1991-1993 1993-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-2000 2001	Spartak Hradec Králové TJ Slavia Praha IPS AC Fiorentina F.C. Metz FC Nürnberg FK Drnovice SK Slavia Praha Lázně Bohdaneč Chicago Fire Dallas Burn	28 (2) 133 (33) 50 (8) 70 (14) 21 (4) 14 (2) 14 (1) 2 (0) 80 (17) 11 (1)
National team²
1985-1997	Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic	56 (13)
Teams managed
??? 2006 2006-2007	FC Hradec Králové Śląsk Wrocław Torquay United
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 1, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of December 1, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Luboš Kubík (born January 20, 1964) is a Czech former professional footballer and former manager of Torquay United, who played sweeper for the Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic national teams, winning 56 caps in total, and a number of notable clubs.

[edit] Playing career

Kubík was born in Vysoké Mýto, Pardubice Region and began his career in 1981 with Hradec Králové, and moved to local powers Slavia Praha the following year. He made his international debut for Czechoslovakia in 1985. In 1989, he was bought by Serie A club Fiorentina, and played there for two years. He moved to French club F.C. Metz in 1991, and then to Bundesliga team FC Nürnberg in 1993, before returning to the Czech Republic with Drnovice FK, SK Slavia Praha, and Lázně Bohdaneč.

Kubík moved to Major League Soccer in 1998, joining the expansion team Chicago Fire, and soon became recognized as one of the best defenders in the league. While helping the Fire to win both the MLS Cup and the U.S. Open Cup in their inaugural year, Kubík was named the MLS Defender of the Year for his role in marshalling the Chicago defense; he started 31 games for the Fire, and scored 7 goals and 8 assists, tremendous numbers for a defender. Kubík continued to be a valuable attacking force from the back in 1999, registering 5 goals and 8 assists, and was named in the MLS Best XI for a second time. He struggled with injuries in 2000, playing in only 13 games, but was effective when able to play, scoring 3 goals and 6 assists.

The Fire traded Kubík to the Dallas Burn during the 2001 offseason in exchange for Sergi Daniv. Kubík's final year was again beset by injuries, and he only managed to play 11 games for the Burn. Kubík retired due to injury at the end of the 2001 MLS season and returned to the Czech Republic.

Kubík was also a stalwart for the Czechoslovakian and Czech Republic's national teams, representing Czechoslovakia in the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the Czech Republic in Euro 96. He played in last international game in 1997.

[edit] Coaching and Managerial Career

He had a brief spell working for Hradec Králové and in the summer of 2006 was appointed as manager of Polish side Śląsk Wrocław. However he was sacked in October 2006 after just 11 league games in charge.

He was appointed manager of English Football League Two side Torquay United on November 27, 2006. Left the club by mutual consent with the Chairman 05 February 2007.

[edit] External links

Luboš Kubík's management career stats at Soccerbase

Preceded by Ian Atkins	Torquay United F.C. Manager 2006-2007	Succeeded by Keith Curle

	Czechoslovakia squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Stejskal \| 2 Bielik \| 3 Kadlec \| 4 Hašek \| 5 Kocian \| 6 Straka \| 7 Bílek \| 8 Chovanec \| 9 Kubík \| 10 Skuhravý \| 11 Moravčík \| 12 Fieber \| 13 Němec \| 14 Weiss \| 15 Kinier \| 16 Hýravý \| 17 Knoflíček \| 18 Luhový \| 19 Griga \| 20 Němeček \| 21 Mikloško \| 22 Paluch \| Coach: Vengloš