Karel Večeřa

Karel Večeřa (born 9 October 1955 in Ivančice) is a Czech football manager and former player.

Karel Večeřa

Personal information
Date of birth	(1955-10-09) 9 October 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Ivančice, Czechoslovakia
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1961–1974	FC Zbrojovka Brno
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1976	Zbrojovka Brno
1976–1978	KPS Brno
1978–1979	Dukla Tábor
1979–1981	Zbrojovka Brno
1981–1982	VP Frýdek-Místek
1982	Zbrojovka Brno
1982	KPS Brno
Managerial career
1994	FC Boby Brno
1996–1998	FC Boby Brno
1999–2001	FK Drnovice
2001–2003	1. FC Brno
2004–2006	FC Vysočina Jihlava
2006–2009	FC Baník Ostrava
2010–2011	1. FC Brno
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In the 2006–09 season he led FC Baník Ostrava. He was very popular and known for his bet with fans of FC Baník Ostrava. Fans said that if Baník ends in a third position in season 2007–08, allowing them to play UEFA Cup, and if he will shave his moustache, they will buy him 1922 bars of chocolate, as the football club was founded in 1922. Fans can saw him without his moustache, which he had for 34 years, as Baník ended in a third position that year.

As active player, Večeřa played for several clubs, including FC Zbrojovka Brno and VP Frýdek-Místek.^[1] As a manager, he coached among others FK Drnovice, 1. FC Brno and FC Vysočina Jihlava.