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Alois Grussmann (born 6 September 1964) is a Czech
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manager and former player who played as a
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. He played in the
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with
Baník Ostrava ''Baník'' is a Slovak word meaning "miner". Since the 1950s it has been part of the name of various sports clubs in Czechoslovakia associated mostly with coal mining regions. In Poland, the same practice was conducted with the name ''górnik''. ...
and Vítkovice from 1984 until 1991 before spending one year in Spain with
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. Returning to his homeland Grussmann played mainly for
Opava Opava (; , ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Opava (river), Opava River. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia and was a historical capital of Czech Sile ...
, where he played five seasons in the
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. Grussmann represented
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at international level, earning six
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and scoring one goal between 1988 and 1991.


Club career

Grussmann started to play his club football in Czechoslovakia for
Baník Ostrava ''Baník'' is a Slovak word meaning "miner". Since the 1950s it has been part of the name of various sports clubs in Czechoslovakia associated mostly with coal mining regions. In Poland, the same practice was conducted with the name ''górnik''. ...
. In 1986, he joined Vítkovice, with whom he stayed for five seasons, playing 148
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matches and scoring 30 goals. During this time, he played in the
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and
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. In 1991, Grussmann moved to Spain to play for
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, where he joined compatriots
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and
Roman Kukleta Roman Kukleta (22 December 1964 – 26 October 2011) was a Czech footballer who played as a forward. He won three Czechoslovak First League titles with Sparta Prague between 1988 and 1991, during which time he also finished as top scorer of the ...
. He scored eight goals in 38 league appearances for the Spanish club. Grussmann later returned to his homeland, playing briefly for his former clubs Baník Ostrava and Vítkovice as well as
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in the final season of the Czechoslovak First League. Following the establishment of the
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, Grussmann played there for five seasons, all for
Opava Opava (; , ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Opava (river), Opava River. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia and was a historical capital of Czech Sile ...
, with his best goal return occurring in the 1996–97 season when he scored 13 times. Grussmann finished his career with 304 appearances and 68 goals from top-league Czechoslovak and Czech football. He later played in the second league for
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.


International career

Having played for Czech junior national teams, Grussmann debuted for the senior squad in April 1988 in a
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against
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. He scored his only senior international goal in a 2–0 friendly victory against
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in February 1991. Grussmann took part in three
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matches in 1991, after which he did not represent his country again.


Managerial career

Grussmann led Jakubčovice until November 2006. He was named as Vítkovice's manager in December 2006. He remained at the club until August 2008, when he left his position following four successive losses at the beginning of the 2008–09 season.


Personal life

Grussmann is married with two sons named Marek and Radim.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grussmann, Alois 1964 births Living people Footballers from Opava Czech men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers Czech football managers Czech First League players FC Baník Ostrava players MFK Vítkovice players SK Sigma Olomouc players SFC Opava players FK Třinec players Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Segunda División players Real Betis players Men's association football forwards