Martin Svědík

Martin Svědík

Personal information
Full name	Martin Svědík
Date of birth	27 June 1974
Place of birth	Czechoslovakia
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1994	FC Baník Ostrava	18	(3)
1995	SK Sigma MŽ Olomouc	11	(1)
1997–1998	AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč	2	(0)
Total		31	(4)
National team
1993–1994	Czech Republic U21	3	(1)
Teams managed
2010–2013	FK Pardubice
2013	FC Baník Ostrava
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Martin Svědík (born 27 June 1974) is a Czech football manager and former player.

Playing career

As a player, Svědík played as a forward. He started playing at the top level in the 1993–94 Gambrinus liga for FC Baník Ostrava before having brief spells in the top flight with SK Sigma MŽ Olomouc and AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč.^[1] He also played for the Czech Republic national under-21 football team between 1993 and 1994.^[2]

Management career

Svědík took over at TJ Tesla Pardubice in 2007, while the club was in the Czech Fourth Division.^[3] Svědík led FK Pardubice, which had changed its name in 2010, to promotion from the Czech Fourth Division to the Bohemian Football League in 2010, with the club celebrating promotion five games before the end of the season.^[4] The club played in the Bohemian Football League for two seasons, before winning promotion to the Czech 2. Liga in 2012.

Honours

Managerial

Pardubice

• Bohemian Football League: Runners-Up(1): 2011–12
• Czech Fourth Division (1): 2009–10

References

1. Profile at gambrinusliga.cz (Czech)
2. Martin Svědík international stats at the Football Association of the Czech Republic website (Czech)
3. "Nováčkem v divizi je hradecké béčko". denik.cz (in Czech). Vltava-Labe-Press. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
4. "DIVIZE C: Košátko: Jsme zpátky v boji o záchranu". denik.cz (in Czech). Vltava-Labe-Press. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2013.