Michal Barda (born 27 June 1955) is a

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former

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and coach who competed in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

Player career

Born in

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, he practiced a lot of sports as

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and

skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International S ...

when he started with

team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a Handball goalkeeper, goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands ...

Slavia Praha Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in t ...

in 1965. From the beginning he played in goal and was moved up to their senior squad at the age of fifteen. 1976, at the age of twenty-one, he made his first cap for

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; in total he played 218 caps and as a goalkeeper scored 4 goals between 1976 and 1992. In 1979 and after 14 years with

, he moved to HC Dukla Praha which he helped to raise to one of the most prominent European clubs at that time, including the 1984 Champions League win over Metaloplastika Sabac. This was for decades the only Champions League finals in handball history decided after penalty shooting. He was considered one of the best handball goalkeepers in the world and main force in the Czechoslovak national team where he acted as captain for more than a decade. After Soviet

1984 Summer Olympics boycott The boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles followed four years after the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The boycott involved nineteen countries: fifteen from the Eastern Bloc led by the Soviet Union, w ...

he played his first

in Seoul. In that time he already played in

Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 to 2012, the league was sponsored by Toyota and was officially called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. In 2012 the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became t ...

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. He was

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runner-up with

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and the next season

IHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...

winner with TuRU Düsseldorf in

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. In 1985 he played in the IHF World Selection Team against Denmark.

Coaching career

In 1992 Barda retired as player in Germany, returned to Czechoslovakia and became coach of HC Dukla Praha and Czechoslovak (later Czech) national handball team. With his

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he finished seventh at

1993 World Men's Handball Championship The 1993 World Men's Handball Championship was the 13th handball World Championship. It was held in Sweden 10–20 March. Russia men's national handball team, Russia won the championship. Qualification Teams *Note: Although the Czech Republic ...

in Sweden, eighth at

1995 World Men's Handball Championship The 1995 World Men's Handball Championship was the 14th team handball World Championship. It was held in Iceland between 7–21 May 1995. France won the championship. Games were played in Reykjavík, Hafnarfjörður, Akureyri and Kópavogur K� ...

in Island and sixth at

1996 European Men's Handball Championship The 1996 European Men's Handball Championship was the second edition of the tournament and held in Spain from 24 May to 2 June 1996, in the cities of Ciudad Real and Seville. Russia won the tournament after defeating Spain in the final, while Y ...

in Spain. He attained the highest

and

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as well as EHF Master Coach handball coaching licenses. For a long time he acted as lecturer for IHF and EHF, was Head of Commission of Coaching and Methods of the Czech Handball Federation and member of IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods. On behalf of

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based i ...

he held

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courses on all continents. He is one of the most recognized goalkeeping experts in

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

. Since 2016 he acts as Goalkeeper coach with Swiss National Team Men which after 14 years of absence qualified for European Championship 2020 in Sweden. Beside

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he earned

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and

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and continued his civilian career on top international management positions in IT and

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sector. He works currently as freelancing coach, consultant and project manager in sports and business. Michal Barda is a member of Czech Olympic Coaching Academy.

Player clubs

SK Slavia Praha Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in t ...

* HC Dukla Praha *

* TuRU Düsseldorf * SG Stuttgart-Scharnhausen *

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Education

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Czech Technical University in Prague Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) () is one of the largest universities in the Czech Republic with 8 faculties, and is one of the oldest institutes of technology in Central Europe. It is also the oldest non-military technical universi ...

* DHB Coaching License * CHF Handball Coaching License at Charles University in Prague * EHF Master Coach *

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular ...

at Prague International Business School

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barda, Michal 1955 births Living people Czech male handball players Czech handball coaches Olympic handball players for Czechoslovakia Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Czechoslovak male handball players Handball players from Prague Handball coaches of international teams Expatriate handball coaches Czech expatriate handball players in Germany