František Straka

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František Straka
Personal information
Full name František Straka
Date of birth May 21, 1958 (1958-05-21) (age 50)
Place of birth    České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth clubs
1966-1977
1977-1979
Dynamo České Budějovice
VTJ Tachov
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1979-1988
1988-1991
1991-1992
1992-1996
1996-1998
TJ Sparta Praha ČKD
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Hansa Rostock
Wuppertaler SV
Viktoria Köln
223 (10)
081 0(1)
034 0(0)
064 0(3)   
National team
1983-1990 Czechoslovakia 035 0(0)
Teams managed
2000-2002
2002-2004
2004
2005
2006
2006
2007-2008
2008-
Wuppertaler SV
FK Teplice
AC Sparta Praha
LR Ahlen
Viktoria Plzeň
FC Wacker Tirol
Dynamo České Budějovice
OFI Crete

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

František Straka (born May 21, 1958 in České Budějovice) is a Czech football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia.

He was a participant in the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

He has got the German citizenship and is fluent in German. Fans often call him "Franz Straka".