Radoslav Látal (born 6 January 1970) is a Czech football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.[2]

Radoslav Látal
Personal information
Full name Radoslav Látal
Date of birth (1970-01-06) 6 January 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Prostějov, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1977–1987 Sigma Olomouc
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Sigma Olomouc 35 (1)
1989–1990 Dukla Prague 41 (2)
1991–1994 Sigma Olomouc 87 (10)
1994–2001 Schalke 04 187 (14)
2001 Sigma Olomouc 15 (1)
2002–2005 Baník Ostrava 86 (5)
International career
1991–1993[1] Czechoslovakia 11 (2)
1994–2001[1] Czech Republic 47 (1)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Frýdek-Místek
2008–2009 Opava
2010–2012 Baník Sokolov
2012 Baník Ostrava
2013–2014 MFK Košice
2015–2016 Piast Gliwice
2016–2017 Piast Gliwice
2018 Dynamo Brest
2018 Spartak Trnava
2019–2021 Sigma Olomouc
2022–2023 Bruk-Bet Termalica
2023–2024 Jablonec
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 1996 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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At a club level, Látal began to play football in SK Sigma Olomouc, where he also played most of his Czech First League career. In 1994, he moved to Germany to play for FC Schalke 04, where he stayed until 2001. In 2002, Látal moved to FC Baník Ostrava and was a member of the squad in the 2003–04 season, when Baník won the league title. He also won the Czech Cup with Baník in 2005. After that season, he ended his professional career.

International career

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He played for the Czech Republic, for which he appeared in 47 matches and participated at the Euro 1996 and Euro 2000.[3] On 11 June 2000, he was dismissed by referee Pierluigi Collina in the closing moments of the Czechs' Euro 2000 game against the Netherlands. Látal, who had already been substituted in that match, was punished for what were perceived to be inappropriate words, following Collina's decision to award the Dutch a last-minute penalty.[4]

Látal also played for Czechoslovakia at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.[5]

Managerial career

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He became manager of SFC Opava in 2008 and went on to Sokolov in September 2010.[2] In March 2012 he signed a contract at Baník Ostrava lasting until summer 2013, taking over from Pavel Malura.[6] He was fired from FC Baník Ostrava in October 2012 due to a run of bad results that put his team in the last place of Czech First League.

On 10 January 2022, it was confirmed that Látal would take over from Michał Probierz at the Bruk-Bet Termalica Sports Stadium.[7] Látal's first competitive game in charge of Bruk-Bet Termalica ended in a 2–1 home victory against Jagiellonia Białystok on 4 February 2022.[8] On 16 June 2023, five days after losing the promotion play-offs final to Puszcza Niepołomice at home, it was announced Látal would leave the club at the end of the month.[9] On 30 June 2023 Látal signed with Jablonec.[10]

Honours

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Club

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Schalke 04

Baník Ostrava

Dukla Prague

International

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Czech Republic

Individual

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MFK Košice

Piast Gliwice

Dynamo Brest

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Radoslav Latal – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. ^ a b "Radoslav Látal". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  3. ^ Radoslav Látal at FAČR (in Czech)
  4. ^ "De Boer on the spot for Dutch". UEFA.com. 11 June 2000. Retrieved 18 December 2013.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Radoslav LátalFIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ "Ostrava mění trenéra, Maluru nahradil bývalý reprezentant Látal". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 26 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Radoslav Latal trenerem Bruk-Bet Termaliki" (in Polish). Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Ekstraklasa: Termalica wygrywa w Białymstoku. Udany debiut trenera Latala" (in Polish). Polskie Radio 24. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Podziękowania dla trenerów" (in Polish). Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. 16 June 2023.
  10. ^ Preisler, Hynek (30 June 2023). "Pelta posiluje! Jablonec potvrdil kouče Látala, má i útočníka z Turína". Sport.cz (in Czech).
  11. ^ "Nedvěd se stal fotbalistou desetiletí" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 28 May 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  12. ^ "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2015/16". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 16 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Poznaliśmy laureatów plebiscytu tygodnika „Piłka Nożna"" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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