Miroslav Čopjak (14 September 1963 – 20 December 2021) was a Czech
football
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manager
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.
Managerial career
During his managerial career, he managed the following clubs:
Lukullus Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki,
Odra Opole
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History Beginnings
The history of Odra Opole began on 16 June 1945, when in the Opole Town Hall, a group o ...
,
FK Třinec,
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
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The club was establishe ...
,
Naprzód Zawada,
Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie
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,
Resovia,
Odra Wodzisław Śląski
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The club played in the top flight between 1996 and 2010, appearing in the Intertoto Cup thrice and UEFA Cup once
They currently compete in the IV lig ...
,
Bodva Moldava nad Bodvou,
SK Dětmarovice,
Lokomotiva Petrovice,
Nadwiślan Góra and
Piast Cieszyn.
On 16 May 2003, he became the coach of Lukullus Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, with whom, for the first time in the history of the club, he was promoted to the
Ekstraklasa
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through play-offs against
Szczakowianka Jaworzno. He stayed there until 2 November 2003, as he was dismissed after 10 games by club officials due to poor performance. On 26 May 2005, he was appointed coach of the Odra Opole with which in the 2005–06 season he took second place in the third group of the third league and then he was promoted to the second league after the play-offs against
Radomiak Radom
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. He was released from Odra Opole on 19 November 2006, after poor results in the autumn round.
From July 2021 until his death in December 2021,
he was a manager of
Piast Cieszyn in the Polish
regional league.
Death
He died on 20 December 2021 at the age of 58.
On 23 December 2021, he was buried at the cemetery in
Karviná
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, Czech Republic.
References
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1963 births
2021 deaths
Czech football managers
FK Třinec managers
Odra Opole managers
Zagłębie Sosnowiec managers
Odra Wodzisław Śląski managers
Ekstraklasa managers
I liga managers
II liga managers
Czech expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Poland
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate football managers in Slovakia
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
People from Klatovy
Date of death missing
Place of death missing
Sportspeople from the Plzeň Region