František Cipro (born 13 April 1947 in

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) is a retired

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football manager, known mostly for his work in

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and SK Dynamo České Budějovice. He was an active player in the past.

Playing career

Cipro played for

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for nine years, making 232 appearances and scoring 41 goals in the league.

Coaching career

As a coach, he won the

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with

and achieved the semifinals of the

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in 1996. In his first spell as manager of

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, Cipro led the club to promotion from the Czech 2. Liga to the Gambrinus liga in 2006. He was appointed as a manager with Slavia Prague on 30 March 2010, replacing Karel Jarolím. However, on 15 May 2010, following the last league game of the season, Cipro announced he was standing down from the position and returning to his role as chief scout, after just eight league games in charge. He returned to České Budějovice for his second spell in September 2011. He stayed at České Budějovice for a year before he was sacked in September 2012, with the club at the bottom of the league table.

References

External links

Profile at idnes.cz

SK Dynamo České Budějovice profile
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