Jan Suchopárek
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 September 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Kladno, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1988 | Poldi Kladno | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Dukla Prague | 66 | (7) |
| 1991–1996 | Slavia Prague | 132 | (24) |
| 1996–1999 | RC Strasbourg | 76 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 23 | (1) |
| 2000–2003 | Slavia Prague | 17 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | SK Kladno | 51 | (9) |
| National team | |||
| 1991–1993 | Czechoslovakia | 13 | (0) |
| 1994–2000 | Czech Republic | 48 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jan Suchopárek (born 23 September 1969 in Kladno) is a Czech football coach and former defender, who is currently head coach of the Czech Republic national under-19 football team.
He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, playing a combined total of 61 international matches, scoring 4 goals. Suchopárek was a participant at UEFA Euro 1996, where the Czech Republic won the silver medal. He scored in the group stage against Russia and played in the UEFA Euro 1996 Final, where the Czech Republic lost to Germany.
At club level, Suchopárek played for Prague teams Dukla and Slavia before moving to France, where he played for RC Strasbourg. He finished his career in the Czech Second League, where he played for Kladno.
In his country, Suchopárek played for Dukla Prague before moving on to SK Slavia Prague, where he played from 1991 to 1996. In this time he captained the title-winning team in the 1995–96 Czech First League, as well as being involved in Slavia's progression to the semi final stage of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup.
Suchopárek played in the Czech Republic's opening game of the UEFA Euro 1996 tournament, a loss to Germany. He picked up a yellow card in the next group match against Italy, which the Czechs won against expectations, by a 2–1 scoreline. Suchopárek scored with a header in the last group match against Russia, which finished 3–3 and meant that the Czech Republic advanced to the quarter-finals of the tournament.
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