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Jaroslav Šilhavý
Czech footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jaroslav Šilhavý (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslaf ˈʃɪlhaviː]; born 3 November 1961) is a Czech professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the Oman national team.
![]() Šilhavý in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1961-11-03) 3 November 1961 (age 62) | ||
Place of birth | Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Oman (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1967–1975 | TJ Chotěšov | ||
1975–1978 | ČSAD Plzeň | ||
1978–1979 | Škoda Plzeň | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1980 | Škoda Plzeň | 8 | (0) |
1980–1990 | RH Cheb | 243 | (9) |
1990–1994 | Slavia Prague | 83 | (3) |
1994–1997 | Petra Drnovice | 69 | (8) |
1997–1999 | Viktoria Žižkov | 62 | (5) |
Total | 465 | (25) | |
International career | |||
1980–1988 | Czechoslovakia U21 | 18 | (0) |
1990–1991 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | (0) |
1992 | Czechoslovakia B | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2005–2007 | Sparta Prague B | ||
2007–2008 | SK Kladno | ||
2008 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
2001–2009 | Czech Republic (assistant) | ||
2009–2011 | Dynamo České Budějovice | ||
2011–2014 | Slovan Liberec | ||
2014–2015 | FK Baumit Jablonec | ||
2016 | FK Dukla Prague | ||
2016–2017 | Slavia Prague | ||
2018–2023 | Czech Republic | ||
2024– | Oman | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
As a player, Šilhavý made a total of 464 top flight appearances spanning the end of the Czechoslovak First League and the beginning of the Czech First League, scoring 25 goals. His 464 appearances was a Czech league record until 6 November 2022, when Šilhavý was surpassed by Milan Petržela.[1][2] His son, Tomáš Šilhavý, also played football in the Czech First League.[3]
As a manager, Šilhavý won the 2011–12 Czech First League with Slovan Liberec. He has also had spells managing other top flight clubs in the Czech Republic, including Kladno, Viktoria Plzeň and Dynamo České Budějovice. He was an assistant manager for the Czech Republic national team from 2001 to 2009 before eventually taking full charge in 2018, later resigning in 2023 after qualifying the team for UEFA Euro 2024.[4] In 2024, he was appointed the head coach of Oman.