Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 August 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Bruntál, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1970–1981 | TJ Moravský Beroun | ||
1981–1982 | SK Sigma Olomouc | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1984 | VTJ Tábor | ||
1984–1991 | SK Sigma Olomouc | 198 | (14) |
1991–1992 | 15 | (1) | |
1992–1993 | VfB Oldenburg | 49 | (1) |
1993–2001 | SK Sigma Olomouc | 217 | (3) |
National team | |||
1996 | Czech Republic | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2001–2002 | SK Sigma Olomouc B | ||
2002–2005 | SK Hranice | ||
2005–2006 | FK Kunovice | ||
2006–2007 | FC Dosta Bystrc-Kníničky | ||
2007–2008 | SK Lipová | ||
2008–2009 | FC Hradec Králové | ||
2009–2011 | Fotbal Frýdek-Místek | ||
2011– | 1. HFK Olomouc | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Oldřich Machala (born 4 August 1963 in Bruntál) is a Czech football coach and a former player. He is currently the manager of Czech 2. Liga side 1. HFK Olomouc.
Machala played most of his Gambrinus liga career for SK Sigma Olomouc, for which he earned 414 league caps, most in the club's history. He is considered a legendary footballer of the club. In 2000, he won the Personality of the League award at the Czech Footballer of the Year awards. He won his only cap for the Czech Republic as a last-minute substitute against Nigeria in 1996.
Machala joined 1. HFK Olomouc as manager in 2011 and led his team to the Moravian–Silesian Football League title and ensuing promotion to the Czech 2. Liga in his first season with the club.