Vlastimil Petržela

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Vlastimil Petržela in the last match with Zenit
Vlastimil Petržela in the last match with Zenit

Vlastimil Petržela (born July 20, 1953 in Prostějov) is a Czech football coach who worked with Zenit Saint Petersburg from 2003 to 2006, winning the silver medals of Russian Premier League in 2003 and reaching the quarterfinal of the UEFA Cup in 2005/06. Before Zenit he managed Sparta Prague and Bohemians Prague.

As a player, he appeared for Czechoslovakia at the 1982 FIFA World Cup as a substitute against Kuwait.

In the season 2006/2007 he coached SK Sigma Olomouc and from 2007/2008 is a coach of Azerbaijani club Neftchi Baku.