Karel Kula
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 August 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Třinec, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Český Těšín | |||
Železárny Třinec | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1991 | Baník Ostrava | 188 | (25) |
1982–1984 | → Dukla Banská Bystrica (loan) | 19 | (0) |
1991–1992 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 28 | (6) |
1992–1995 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 59 | (3) |
1995–1996 | Železárny Třinec | 39 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Baník Ostrava | 21 | (0) |
International career | |||
1985–1992 | Czechoslovakia | 40 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
2006–2008 | Baník Ostrava (assistant) | ||
2009–2010 | FK Fotbal Třinec (assistant) | ||
2010–2012 | Karviná | ||
2013–2014 | FK Fotbal Třinec | ||
2015–2016 | FK Fotbal Třinec | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Karel Kula (born 10 August 1963) is a Czech local politician and former football player and manager. He played as a midfielder and was a general manager of MFK Karviná and FK Fotbal Třinec. In 2023, he became the mayor of Český Těšín.
Club career
[edit]After making his professional debut at the age of 18, with FC Baník Ostrava (with a two-year loan during his spell at the club), Kula amassed more than 200 official appearances with the team. In 1991, he won the Czechoslovak Cup with Baník.[1]
At 28, Kula was allowed to leave the country, spending the next four years in Germany, three of those with SG Wattenscheid 09. Although he made his first division debuts for Stuttgarter Kickers in the 1991–92 season, his six league goals (third in the team) were not enough to prevent relegation (in 17th position).
Aged 32, Kula returned to his country, now the Czech Republic. After one and a half years with SK Železárny Třinec, he closed out his career with first club Baník in 1998.
International career
[edit]Kula played for the youth national teams of Czechoslovakia including the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, as did his twin brother Vlastimil. During seven years in the senior side, he gained 40 caps, the first coming in 1985. He did not attend, however, any major international tournaments, being overlooked for the squad which appeared at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Managerial career
[edit]Kula worked with Baník as assistant manager from 2006 to 2008, and then in the same role at FK Fotbal Třinec. In 2010, he gained his first managerial position at Karviná.[2] In March 2012, Kula was replaced as manager of Karviná by assistant Marek Kalivoda.[3] He returned to FK Fotbal Třinec for the 2013–14 season as general manager; his successor was Marek Kalivoda.[4]
Political career
[edit]In March 2023, Kula became the mayor of Český Těšín.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Baník Ostrava profile" (in Czech). Baník Ostrava. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "Karel Kula" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Karel Kula byl odvolán od týmu Karviné". denik.cz. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ "Kalivoda bude trenérem Třince" (in Czech). Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Český Těšín má nového starostu. Rozhodli o tom v pondělí odpoledne" (in Czech). Deník.cz. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- Karel Kula at FAČR (in Czech)
- Karel Kula at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Karel Kula at National-Football-Teams.com
- Karel Kula at Soccerway
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Třinec
- Footballers from the Moravian-Silesian Region
- Czechoslovak men's footballers
- Czech men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Czech First League players
- FC Baník Ostrava players
- FK Třinec players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Stuttgarter Kickers players
- SG Wattenscheid 09 players
- Czechoslovakia men's international footballers
- Czech expatriate men's footballers
- Czech football managers
- MFK Karviná managers
- FK Třinec managers
- Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in West Germany
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- FK Dukla Banská Bystrica players
- Czech National Football League managers
- Czech sportsperson-politicians
- Mayors of places in the Czech Republic