Michal Bílek
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michal Bílek | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1982 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | Sparta Prague | 13 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | RH Cheb | 50 | (4) |
| 1986–1990 | Sparta Prague | 135 | (32) |
| 1990–1992 | Real Betis | 59 | (11) |
| 1992–1993 | Sparta Prague | 28 | (5) |
| 1993–1996 | Viktoria Žižkov | 91 | (20) |
| 1996–1998 | Sparta Prague | 15 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | FK Teplice | 76 | (11) |
| Total | 467 | (84) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987–1992 | Czechoslovakia | 32 | (11) |
| 1992–1995 | Czech Republic | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001 | FK Teplice | ||
| 2001–2002 | Cartaginés | ||
| 2002–2003 | Czech Republic U19 | ||
| 2003–2006 | Chmel Blšany | ||
| 2006 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| 2006–2008 | Sparta Prague | ||
| 2008–2009 | Ružomberok | ||
| 2009–2013 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2014 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2016– | Jihlava | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Michal Bílek (born 13 April 1965) is a football manager and former player. He led the Czech Republic national football team for four years between 2009 and 2013. As a player he represented Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic at international level. His playing position was right midfielder.
During his career, Bílek was mainly associated with Sparta Prague, which he represented on four separate occasions, starting with the first team aged only 17.
In 1990, he had his first and only abroad experience, in Spain with Real Betis, being relegated in his first season, and returning to Sparta after another year. He then played for FK Viktoria Žižkov and FK Teplice until 2000, appearing once again for his main club in between.
Immediately after retiring, Bílek began coaching, precisely with Teplice. After a brief stint in Costa Rica, he returned home, going on to manage FK Chmel Blšany, FC Viktoria Plzeň and MFK Ružomberok. In 2006 he took charge of Sparta, replacing Stanislav Griga. He went on to win the Gambrinus liga in his first year and finish second in the following. He resigned from his position at Sparta in May 2008.
Bílek played for Czechoslovakia, and later briefly for the independent Czech Republic; for both he played a total of 35 matches and scored 11 goals, being an offensive mainstay for the former at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, scoring twice for the quartefinalists.
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