Pavel Vrba is a Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 football

Football (soccer)

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 manager and former player.

As a player, Vrba played for several clubs, the best of them being Baník Ostrava. As a coach he led several Czech and Slovak clubs. He won the Slovak Superleague with MŠK Žilina

MŠK Žilina

MŠK Žilina is a Slovak football club, based in the town of Žilina. They play in the Slovak Superliga and are one of the most successful clubs in this competition, having won five championships since the league's inception in 1993. The club and their supporters alike are nicknamed Šošoni...

 in the 2006-2007 season. Vrba is currently coaching FC Viktoria Plzeň

FC Viktoria Plzen

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. He is known for applying an offensive football philosophy in the teams he coaches. In 2010 he led Viktoria Plzeň to the victory in the Czech Football Cup for the first time in the club history. He was voted the Czech Coach of the Year for 2010. In the 2010/2011 season of the Gambrinus liga

Gambrinus Liga

The Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...

, he won the league with Viktoria Plzeň for the first time in the club history.

External links

Profile at Viktoria Plzeň website