Karel Zeman (football manager)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karel Zeman | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 February 1977||
Place of birth | Palermo, Italy | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Gela (head coach) | ||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
2007–2008 | Bojano | ||
2009–2010 | Toma Maglie | ||
2010 | Manfredonia | ||
2012 | Fano | ||
2014 | Qormi | ||
2014–2015 | Selargius | ||
2015–2016 | Abano | ||
2016–2017 | Reggina | ||
2018 | Santarcangelo | ||
2018– | Gela |
Karel Zeman (born 28 February 1977) is an Italian football coach. Son of Czech-born manager Zdeněk Zeman, he is currently in charge as head coach of Serie D club Gela.
Career
Zeman took over at Serie D club Bojano on November 2007, at the age of 30.[2] He resigned on March 2008 due to negative results, after achieving only 12 points in 17 games in charge.[3]
On June 2009 he took over at Eccellenza amateurs Toma Maglie from Apulia.[4] He was then dismissed on November 2009[5] only to be recalled on January 2010.[6]
On August 2010 he moved to another Eccellenza Puglia club, Manfredonia,[7] only to be sacked later on October.[1]
On March 2012 he took over at Fano on what was his first role as head coach of a professional club.[8] After guiding the team to safety and being confirmed for one more season, he was however removed from his managerial duties just after the very first game of the season, a 0–6 home loss to Alessandria.[9]
On January 2014 he took over at the helm of Maltese Premier League club Qormi.[10] After keeping the club in the Maltese top flight, he left to accept an offer from Serie D club Selargius;[11] he resigned in May 2015, with the team deep in relegation trouble.[12]
On December 2015, Zeman went back into management at the helm of another Serie D club, Abano.[13] After a good season with Abano, he was offered the head coaching role of fallen giants Reggina; the club, originally scheduled to play in the Serie D, was successively readmitted to Lega Pro to fill a vacancy. He guided them to a safe season and to avoid relegation, and left the club by the end of the season.
He returned into management on 27 March 2018, as new head coach of relegation-battling Serie C club Santarcangelo until the end of the season.[14] He left the club by the end of the season after succumbing to Vicenza in the relegation playoffs.
On July 2018 he moved back to his native Sicily, accepting a head coach role at Serie D club Gela.[15]
Style of management
Akin to his father Zdenek Zeman's coaching style and attacking football tactics, he is a supporter of the 4–3–3 formation.
References
- 1 2 "Zeman esonerato Ma si tratta del figlio Karel" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "CALCIO - SERIE D Caos Bojano: esonerato Logarzo, arriva Zeman" (in Italian). Prima Pagina Molise. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "CALCIO, SERIE D: FIGLIO ZEMAN LASCIA PANCHINA BOJANO" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Toma Maglie: Karel Zeman nuovo tecnico giallorosso" (in Italian). Eccellenza Puglia News. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Toma Maglie, "sospensione temporanea" per Karel Zeman" (in Italian). Leccesette. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Toma Maglie: Il ritorno di Karel Zeman: "Aspettavo la chiamata"" (in Italian). Eccellenza Puglia News. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Calcio, due Zeman nel Foggiano Karel al Manfredonia" (in Italian). La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Fano, arriva il figlio di Zeman" (in Italian). Sport Mediaset. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Non è tutto oro ciò che Zeman L'Alma Fano esonera Karel" (in Italian). Il Resto del Carlino. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Zeman junior a Malta: allena il Qormi" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Club ceduto, il nuovo Selargius parte da Karel Zeman e vuole trattenere la bandiera Emiliano Melis" (in Italian). Diario Sportivo Sardegna. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Selargius senza pace: Karel Zeman si dimette, la società le accetta e affida la squadra a Piras" (in Italian). Diario Sportivo Sardegna. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Serie D, Abano Calcio: Karel Zeman è il nuovo tecnico" (in Italian). Datasport.it. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Serie C Santarcangelo, Zeman jr è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). TuttoSport. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ "Gela, Karel Zeman è il nuovo tecnico. Ripercorre le orme del padre Zdenek" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
External links
- Karel Zeman at Scoresway