Radoslav Látal (born 6 January 1970) is a Czech

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and former player who played as a

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Biography

Látal played for the

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, for which he appeared in 47 matches and participated at the Euro 1996 and

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. On 11 June 2000, he was dismissed by referee

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in the closing moments of the Czechs'

match against the

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. Látal, who had already been substituted in that match, was punished for what were perceived to be inappropriate words, following Collina's decision to award the Dutch a last-minute penalty. He also played for Czechoslovakia at the

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. Látal became manager of SFC Opava in 2008 and went on to Sokolov in September 2010. In March 2012, he signed a contract at Baník Ostrava lasting until summer 2013, replacing Pavel Malura. On 10 January 2022, it was confirmed that Látal would take over from Michał Probierz at the Bruk-Bet Termalica Sports Stadium. Látal's first competitive game in charge of Bruk-Bet Termalica ended in a 2–1 home victory against Jagiellonia Białystok on 4 February 2022. On 16 June 2023, five days after losing the promotion play-offs final to Puszcza Niepołomice at home, it was announced Látal would leave the club at the end of the month. On 30 June 2023, Látal signed with Jablonec.

Honours

Club

Schalke 04 *

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: 1996–97 Baník Ostrava *

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: 2003–04 *

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: 2004–05 Dukla Prague *

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: 1989–90

International

Czech Republic *

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runners-up:

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Individual

* UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament:

Best XI of the season: 2003–04 * 10th best Czech footballer of the decade (1993–2003) by the fans poll * In 2010 he was chosen as a member of All stars team SK Sigma Olomouc of all time by the club fans.

Manager

MFK Košice *

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Piast Gliwice *

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runners-up: 2015–16 Dynamo Brest * Belarusian Supercup: 2018 Individual * Ekstraklasa Coach of the Season: 2015–16 * ''Piłka Nożna'' Foreigner of the Year: 2015

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Latal, Radoslav 1970 births Living people Footballers from Olomouc Footballers from Prostějov Czechoslovak men's footballers Czech men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Czechoslovakia men's international footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers Dual internationalists (men's football) UEFA Euro 1996 players UEFA Euro 2000 players UEFA Europa League–winning players Czech First League players Bundesliga players Czech expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany SK Sigma Olomouc players Dukla Prague footballers FC Schalke 04 players FC Baník Ostrava players Czech football managers Czech First League managers Ekstraklasa managers I liga managers Czech expatriate football managers Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Czech expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Czech expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate football managers in Belarus Expatriate football managers in Slovakia Expatriate football managers in Poland FK Frýdek-Místek managers SFC Opava managers FK Baník Sokolov managers FC Baník Ostrava managers FC VSS Košice managers Piast Gliwice managers FC Dynamo Brest managers FC Spartak Trnava managers SK Sigma Olomouc managers Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza managers FK Jablonec managers