Michal Zach (born 21 March 1969) is a

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manager. He managed

FC Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech professional association football, football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won thr ...

and

Bohemians 1905 Bohemians Praha 1905, commonly known as Bohemka or Bohemians Prague, is a professional association football, football club based in Vršovice, Prague, Czech Republic. The club competes in the Czech First League, Fortuna Liga, the top division ...

in the

2007–08 Czech First League The 2007–08 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the fifteenth season of Czech Republic's top-tier of football. The season started on 4 August 2007 and concluded on 17 May 2008. Teams Příbram and Slová ...

Early career

Zach managed Most in the 2003–04 Czech 2. Liga. He lost his position in May 2004 following a series of five consecutive defeats. Zach managed

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in the 2004–05 Czech 2. Liga but was replaced before the end of the season. After serving as assistant manager to Vítězslav Lavička at

Liberec Liberec (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 108,000 inhabitants, making it the fifth largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse River, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preserved and is pr ...

, Zach became manager as Lavička's replacement in May 2007. In October 2007, after winning just one of nine league games in charge, Zach left Liberec. In November 2007 he joined

as assistant to

Zbyněk Busta Zbyněk Busta (born 10 March 1967) is a Czech football manager, currently the manager of Povltavská FA. He managed Bohemians 1905 in the 2007–08 Czech First League. Busta led Bohemians 1905, resigning with six matches of the 2007–08 Czech F ...

and went on to lead the team as caretaker manager following Busta's resignation with six matches of the

remaining.

Australia

In 2009 Zach moved to

Sydney FC Sydney Football Club, commonly known as Sydney FC, is a professional association football, soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They compete in the top-tier men's league in Australia, the A-League Men. Established in 2004, ...

as the assistant manager to compatriot Vítězslav Lavička. Lavička and Zach extended their deals in 2010. In January 2011, it was announced that Zach would be leaving Sydney and returning to the Czech Republic following the expiry of his contract on 31 March.

Return to the Czech Republic

On 22 June 2011, Zach was announced as the new manager of

Czech 2. Liga The Czech National Football League (, ''FNL''), known as Chance Národní Liga due to sponsorship reasons, is the second level professional association football league in the Czech Republic. Before 2013 it was known as 2. liga or Druhá liga. The ...

side

Most Most or Möst may refer to: Places * Most, Kardzhali Province, a village in Bulgaria * Most (city), a city in the Czech Republic ** Most District, a district surrounding the city ** Most Basin, a lowland named after the city ** Autodrom Most, moto ...

. He remained in his position until after the first match of the spring part of the

2012–13 Czech 2. Liga The 2012–13 Czech 2. Liga was the 20th season of the Czech 2. Liga, Czech Second Division, the second tier of the Czech football league system, Czech football league. The season began on 4 August 2012 and finished on 5 June 2013. In addition to t ...

, being replaced by

. In July 2022, Zach was announced as the new manager of

side

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 ...

References

External links

Profile at iDNES.cz

Profile at Bohemians 1905 website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zach, Michal 1969 births Living people Czech football managers Czech First League managers FK Baník Most 1909 managers FC Slovan Liberec managers Bohemians 1905 managers Sportspeople from Prague Czech expatriate sportspeople in Australia FK Viagem Ústí nad Labem managers Czech National Football League managers FC Slavoj Vyšehrad managers FK Loko Vltavín managers