Miroslav Soukup
Soukup as Bahrain manager in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-11-13) 13 November 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Prachatice, Czechoslovakia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Yemen (Manager)
Youth career
Tatran Prachatice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 Tatran Prachatice
1985–1987 RH Žižkov
1987–1990 Tatran Prachatice
1990–1995 TV Freyung
1995–1997 FC Salzweg
1997–2001 TV Freyung
Managerial career
1995–2000 Tatran Prachatice (youth)
1995–1997 FC Salzweg (player-manager)
1997–2001 TV Freyung (player-manager)
2001–2003 Tatran Prachatice
2003–2004 České Budějovice (youth)
2004–2008 Zbrojovka Brno (assistant)
2004–2005 Czech Republic U18
2005–2006 Czech Republic U19
2006–2007 Czech Republic U20
2007–2008 Czech Republic U21
2008–2009 Egypt U20
2010–2012 Slovácko
2012–2013 České Budějovice
2014–2016 Yemen
2016–2019 Bahrain
2021–2022 Iraq U23
2022– Yemen
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic (as manager)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miroslav Soukup (born 13 November 1965) is a Czech football manager and former player who manages the Yemen national team.[1][2] Previously, he was in charge of the Iraq national Olympic team.

Managerial career

He was one of the managers leading successful Czech Republic national under-20 football team, runners-up at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada and was also manager of bronze medal Czech Republic national under-19 football team at the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. He was also manager of Egypt national under-20 football team.[3][4]

He became the coach of 1. FC Slovácko, replacing Josef Mazura on 18 April 2010.[5] After losing the opening three games of the 2012–13 Gambrinus liga, Soukup was relieved of his duties.[6] Soukup was not out of football for long, as he took over at Gambrinus liga side SK Dynamo České Budějovice in September 2012 following the dismissal of František Cipro.[7] He didn't last long as he was sacked in the winter break of the 2012–13 season after a 6–1 friendly match loss to Mladá Boleslav in February 2013.[8] On 13 May 2014 he was confirmed as the head coach of Yemen national football team. On 27 July 2016, Soukup was appointed as the new manager of the Bahrain national football team.[9] Under his guidance, Bahrain progressed to the knockout stage for the first time since 2004, and it was considered as a success. Despite this, Soukup left the position after the Asian Cup. Shortly after he was rehired by Yemen ahead of the Arabian Gulf cup

References

  1. ^ "خليجي 25.. ميروسلاف سكوب يعود إلى منتخب اليمن". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 3 November 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Yemeni football team's coach arrives in Cairo". Yemen Press Agency. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Miroslav Soukup".
  4. ^ http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under19/news/kind=1/newsid=427747.html[dead link]
  5. ^ "Ve fotbalovém Slovácku padl trenér Mazura, střídá ho Soukup" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Slovácký zmar odnesl kouč Soukup. Klub jedná s ústeckým koučem Habancem" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 14 August 2012. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Už třetí tým fotbalové ligy mění trenéra, v Budějovicích skončil Cipro" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Soukup po debaklu v Budějovicích skončil, tým zatím povedou asistenti" (in Czech). denik.cz. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Soukup signs on as head coach of senior team". Bahrain Football Association. 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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