Martin Frýdek (born 9 March 1969 in

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) is a

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coach and former player who played as midfielder. In a seven-year international career he made a combined total of 37 appearances for the national teams of

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and the

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. As a player he won five national titles with

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in the 1990s before moving to Germany, where he spent two seasons before returning to the Czech Republic, where he finished his top-flight career in 2001. He later became a football coach, having last managed

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club

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Playing career

Club football

Frýdek played club football in his homeland for

, spending seven seasons with the club between 1990 and 1997. During this time, he was part of championship-winning sides in the 1990–91 and 1992–93 Czechoslovak First League seasons, as well as three Czech First League titles in 1993–94, 1994–95, and 1996–97. Frýdek subsequently moved to Germany, playing for

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH () and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It competes in the B ...

and

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, but lacked playing time with the former club in favour of Emerson. Frýdek returned to the

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in the 1999–2000 season, signing for

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. Frýdek ceased his involvement in top-level football after the end of the 2001–02 season, and subsequently played in the

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for Xaverov.

National teams

Frýdek made 37 appearances for national teams between his debut for Czechoslovakia in 1991 and his final match for the Czech Republic in 1997, scoring four goals along the way. He was a participant in the

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where the Czech Republic won the silver medal. Frýdek was selected in the starting lineup for the team's opening match at the tournament, against

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, ahead of

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. He also represented his country at the

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, playing in the 2–1 loss against

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Management career

Frýdek was appointed coach of

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ahead of the 2012–13 season. He left his position in April 2013, with the club five points above the relegation zone; he was replaced by former teammate Michal Horňák. In June 2016 Frýdek joined

Loko Vltavín FK Loko Praha (formerly FK Loko Vltavín) is a Czech football club located in Holešovice, Prague. It currently plays in the Bohemian Football League, which is the third tier of the Czech football system. History The club played in the Czech Fou ...

, he left after four years. He left his managerial role at

side

in September 2023 after poor results at the start of the 2023–24 season. In June 2024, Frýdek was appointed coach of FK Pšovka Mělník, but after series of poor results at the start of the 2024–25 season, he left the club in November 2024.

Honours

Sparta Prague *

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: 1990–91, 1992–93 *

: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Frydek, Martin Living people 1969 births Footballers from Hradec Králové Men's association football midfielders Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers Dual internationalists (men's football) UEFA Euro 1996 players 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players AC Sparta Prague players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players MSV Duisburg players FK Teplice players Czech First League players Bundesliga players Czech football managers FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim managers Czech expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Czech National Football League managers FK Loko Vltavín managers Czech Fourth Division managers