Zdenko Frťala

Zdenko Frťala
Personal information
Date of birth3 August 1970
Place of birthNitra, Czechoslovakia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1987–1993FC Spartak Trnava
1996–2003Teplice
Teams managed
2010FC Zenit Čáslav
2011–FK Varnsdorf
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Zdenko Frťala (born 3 August 1970) is a Slovak football manager and former player. He is the current manager of FK Varnsdorf in the Czech 2. Liga.

As a player, Frťala played in the Czechoslovak First League for Trnava and in the Gambrinus liga for Teplice. He made a total of 192 top-flight appearances and scored 6 goals.[1]

Management career

After working mainly in assistant roles at clubs such as Blšany, Sparta Prague, Ružomberok and Teplice, Frťala was appointed manager of Czech 2. Liga side FK Varnsdorf in October 2011, replacing Aleš Křeček.[2] Despite failing to win in his first six games, Varnsdorf celebrated their first win under Frťala against Třinec in the last match before the winter break of the 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga.[3]

Honours

Player

Trnava

Czechoslovak Cup Runners-Up (1): 1990–91

Teplice

Gambrinus liga Runners-Up (1): 1998–99

References

  1. ↑ Ceský a ceskoslovenský fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubu; by Luboš Jeřábek; Grada Publishing; Prague; 2007; ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5; via Google Books
  2. ↑ Bílek, Petr (3 October 2011). "Fotbalový Varnsdorf má náhradu za kouče Křečka, tým povede Frťala". idnes.cz (in Czech) (Mladá fronta DNES). Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  3. ↑ Bičiště, Ondřej (21 November 2011). "Výhra na poslední pokus: trenér Frťala slavil s Varnsdorfem". idnes.cz (in Czech) (Mladá fronta DNES). Retrieved 25 February 2011.

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