František Cipro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 April 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Jihlava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Date of death | 7 February 2023 (aged 75) | ||
| Position | 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Cipro died from colon cancer on 7 February 2023, at the age of 75.[7]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Profile at idnes.cz (in Czech)
- SK Dynamo České Budějovice profile (in Czech)
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- 1947 births
- 2023 deaths
- Sportspeople from Jihlava
- Czech men's footballers
- Footballers from the Vysočina Region
- Czechoslovak men's footballers
- Czechoslovak First League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Zlín players
- SK Slavia Prague players
- Czech football managers
- Czechoslovak football managers
- Czech First League managers
- FC Zbrojovka Brno managers
- AEL Limassol managers
- SK Slavia Prague managers
- FK Teplice managers
- FC Viktoria Plzeň managers
- SK Dynamo České Budějovice managers
- LASK managers
- FK Chmel Blšany managers
- FC Tirol Innsbruck managers
- Deaths from colorectal cancer
- Czech expatriate football managers
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate football managers in Cyprus
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate football managers in Austria