Libor Pala (born 22 July 1961) is a Czech football

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. As well as leading teams in his native Czech Republic, he has coached clubs in Poland and the Middle East. He started his coaching career at the age of 28. Before heading into management, Pala played football, although he only reached the

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. Pala was the manager of

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in the

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. He led Polish side

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into the

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, before moving to manage

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. Pala joined

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in 2007, but his side were quickly knocked out of the

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in their first game.

References

1961 births Living people Czech men's footballers Czech football managers MFK Karviná managers FK Viagem Ústí nad Labem managers Lech Poznań managers Pogoń Szczecin managers Wisła Płock managers Sportspeople from Karviná Charles University alumni Men's association football players not categorized by position Czech National Football League managers {{CzechRepublic-footy-bio-stub