Milouš Kvaček

Milouš Kvaček

Personal information
Date of birth	19 November 1933
Place of birth	Czechoslovakia
Date of death	14 May 2010 (aged 76)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–1957	Mladá Boleslav
1957–1964	Spartak Hradec Králové
1964–1966	Jablonec
1966–1967	Sydney Prague
1967–1968	Slovan Liberec
Teams managed
1975–1976	Mladá Boleslav
1985–1987	Czechoslovakia U-21
1989-1990	Kedah
1991	Kuala Lumpur
1992	Singapore
1993–1994	Perak
1994-1995	Kelantan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Milouš Kvaček (19 November 1933 – 14 May 2010)^[1] was a professional football player and manager who played for the Spartak Hradec Králové side that won the 1959–60 Czechoslovak First League title.

Playing career

Kvaček spent most of his playing career in the Czechoslovak First League, playing for FK Mladá Boleslav, Spartak Hradec Králové, TJ Jablonec nad Jisou and FC Slovan Liberec. He also had a brief spell playing in Australia for Sydney Prague. Overall, he appeared in 141 Czechoslovak First League matches and scored 52 league goals.^[1]

Career as manager

Following retirement as a player, he managed several clubs, including FK Mladá Boleslav in the second division in the 1975/76 season.^[2] He also led the Czechoslovakia Olympic football team,^[1] and also coached teams in Malaysia and Singapore. He led Kedah FA into two Malaysia Cup finals, winning the 1990 final.

In Singapore, he had a brief stint as national team coach in 1992 and also coached the Singapore Lions in Malaysia Cup. Kvacek also worked as a technical director for SAFFC in the S.League from 1996 to 1997.

Death

He died at the age of 76.^[3]

References

1. "Odešel trenér Milouš Kvaček z Mladé Boleslavi. Objevil řadu fotbalových hvězd" (in Czech). mujventil.cz. 2010-05-22.
2. Svačina, Pavel (14 May 2010). "Rána pro boleslavský fotbal, zemřel trenér Kvaček" (in Czech). denik.cz. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
3. Rambousek, Tomáš (2010-05-16). "Zemřel známý fotbalový trenér Milouš Kvaček" (in Czech). volny.cz.