Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karel Jarolím | ||
Date of birth | 23 August 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Čáslav, Czechoslovakia | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Czech Republic (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1965–1971 | Třemošnice | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1977 | VCHZ Pardubice | ||
1977–1978 | Slavia Prague | ||
1978–1979 | Dukla Prague | ||
1979–1980 | Dukla Tábor | ||
1980–1987 | Slavia Prague | 215 | (48) |
1987–1990 | FC Rouen | 79 | (13) |
1990–1991 | SC Amiens | 27 | (13) |
1991–1992 | Slavia Prague | 28 | (4) |
1992 | Viktoria Žižkov | ||
1993–1994 | Švarc Benešov | ||
1994–1995 | FC Bohemians Praha | 23 | (10) |
National team | |||
1982–1987 | Czechoslovakia | 13 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
1997–1998 | Dukla Příbram | ||
2000–2001 | Slavia Prague | ||
2001–2003 | Racing Strasbourg (Assistant) | ||
2003–2005 | 1. FC Slovácko | ||
2005–2010 | Slavia Prague | ||
2010 | Slavia Prague | ||
2010–2011 | Slovan Bratislava | ||
2011–2013 | Al-Ahli | ||
2013 | Al-Wahda | ||
2014–2016 | Mladá Boleslav | ||
2016– | Czech Republic | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Karel Jarolím (born 23 August 1956) is a Czech football coach and former Czechoslovakia international footballer. As a player, he played as a midfielder and made 275 appearances in the Czechoslovak First League.
Jarolím was the coach of Czech football team Slavia Prague. He has been the coach of Slavia three times: In the 2000/2001 season, from 2005 to 2010, and for a he returned for a few games in 2010.
He has also been the coach of Al-Ahli (Jeddah) in Saudi Professional League. He is one of the most successful coaches in the Saudi league for the current season. Al-Ahli is the team with the most goals in season 2011–12 and the second team with the least conceding goals. Also, Al-Ahli (Jeddah) were runners-up in 2012 AFC Champions League final. In May 2013, he signed with Al Wahda Club for renewable season. He returned to the Czech Republic in January 2014, signing with FK Mladá Boleslav. On 15 July 2016, Jarolím was hired as manager of Czech Republic national football team.
His sons Lukáš and David are also footballers, as well his nephew Marek.