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Oldřich Machala (born 4 August 1963) is a Czech football coach and a former player.

Career

Machala was born in Bruntál. He played most of his Gambrinus liga career for SK Sigma Olomouc, for which he earned 414 league caps, most in the club's history.[1] He is considered a legendary footballer of the club.[1] In 2000, he won the Personality of the League award at the Czech Footballer of the Year awards. He won his only cap for the Czech Republic as a last-minute substitute against Nigeria in 1996.[2]

Machala joined 1. HFK Olomouc as manager in 2011[3] and led his team to the Moravian–Silesian Football League title and ensuing promotion to the Czech 2. Liga in his first season with the club.

References

  1. ^ a b "Bývalá hvězda fotbalové Olomouce Machala: S Cruyffem jsme si podali ruku" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Historie ankety Fotbalista roku" (in Czech). ČMFS. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Fotbalisté HFK nahánějí vedoucí Opavu. Uničovu nasázeli čtyři góly za půli". idnes.cz (in Czech). 23 May 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2012.


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