Erich Cviertna (16 March 1951 – 5 October 2013) was a

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player and manager. As a footballer, Cviertna played for several lower league clubs. As a manager, Cviertna coached several Czech clubs, most notable of them being

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and

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. He was sacked as a manager of Baník Ostrava on 2 May 2003 for bad results of the team. Cviertna had however bad relations with the club's chairmen and was reportedly sacked for repeatedly criticizing them. Cviertna joined FK Fotbal Třinec as manager in November 2008 but didn't stay past 2009.

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