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František Cipro

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František Cipro
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-04-13)13 April 1947
Place of birth Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 7 February 2023(2023-02-07) (aged 75)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1953–1966 České Budějovice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1968 VTJ Tábor
1968–1970 VCHZ Pardubice
1970–1971 TJ Gottwaldov
1971–1980 Slavia Prague 232
1980–1982 TJ Jílové
1984–1988 SV Gmünd
Managerial career
1980–1982 TJ Jílové
1984–1988 SV Gmünd
1988–1990 Zbrojovka Brno
1990–1992 AEL Limassol
1992–1994 Chmel Blšany
1995–1997 Slavia Prague
1997–1999 Tirol Innsbruck
1999–2000 Slavia Prague
2001 LASK Linz
2001–2002 FK Teplice
2003–2004 Viktoria Plzeň
2004–2005 SV Freistadt
2005–2007 České Budějovice
2008–2009 SV Freistadt
2010 Slavia Prague
2011–2012 České Budějovice
2015 České Budějovice
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

František Cipro (13 April 1947 – 7 February 2023) was a Czech football player and manager, known mostly for his work in Slavia Prague and České Budějovice.

Playing career

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A midfielder, Cipro played for Slavia Prague for nine years, making 232 league appearances.[1] He made a total of 285 appearances and scored 16 goals in the Czechoslovak First League, which included time with VCHZ Pardubice and TJ Gottwaldov.[2]

Coaching career

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As a coach, he won the Czech First League with Slavia Prague and achieved the semifinals of the UEFA Cup in 1996.

In his first spell as manager of České Budějovice, Cipro led the club to promotion from the Czech 2. Liga to the Czech First League in 2006.[3] He was appointed a manager with Slavia Prague on 30 March 2010, replacing Karel Jarolím. However, on 15 May 2010, following the last league game of the season, Cipro announced he was standing down from the position and returning to his role as chief scout, after just eight league games in charge.[4]

Cipro returned to České Budějovice for his second spell in September 2011.[5] He stayed at České Budějovice for a year before he was sacked in September 2012, with the club at the bottom of the league table.[6]

Death

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Cipro died from colon cancer on 7 February 2023, at the age of 75.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Dvořák, Luboš (17 October 2011). "Trenér František Cipro: V srdci mám dva kluby". denik.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  2. ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  3. ^ "Cipro věděl, že se Budějovice do ligy vrátí" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Cipro jako trenér Slavie končí, vrátí se k týmu Jarolím?". idnes.cz (in Czech). 15 May 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Na českobudějovickou lavičku se po čtyřech letech vrací trenér Cipro" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Už třetí tým fotbalové ligy mění trenéra, v Budějovicích skončil Cipro" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  7. ^ Rohánková, Eliška (7 February 2023). "Zemřel legendární trenér František Cipro". seznamzpravy.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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