Pavel Malura
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Pavel Malura is a Czech
football manager who is currently in charge of Baník Ostrava
.
He was announced as the new manager of Baník Ostrava in July 2011, following the dismissal of Karol Marko
after the opening game of the 2011–12 Gambrinus liga
. He had previously been in charge of Ostrava's youth team.
Malura's first Gambrinus liga
managerial appointment was with 1. FC Slovácko
, where he started, 13 games into the season, in 2006. In his first season, the club finished bottom of the 2006–07 Gambrinus liga and were relegated. The next season, Malura led Slovácko to first place in the first half of the season, until the winter break, but left the club in December 2007. He was subsequently appointed manager of FC Hradec Králové. Having guided Hradec to a fourth-place finish in the 2007–08 Czech 2. Liga, Malura left Hradec in the summer of 2008 in order to take up a position at Slovak club FC Nitra
. His tenure at Nitra was short-lived however; after recording only three wins in the first ten rounds of the 2008–09 Slovak Superliga, Malura left by mutual consent.
In the past, Malura also managed FK Viktoria Žižkov
.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
football manager who is currently in charge of Baník Ostrava
FC Baník Ostrava
FC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is based in Slezská Ostrava district of the city....
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He was announced as the new manager of Baník Ostrava in July 2011, following the dismissal of Karol Marko
Karol Marko
Karol Marko is a Slovak football manager and former player.Marko worked as an assistant coach in several mostly Slovak clubs. His first job as a first coach was at FK AS Trenčín in 2006. In 2007 he moved to the Czech Republic to coach FC Vysočina Jihlava. Two years later he moved to 1...
after the opening game of the 2011–12 Gambrinus liga
2011–12 Gambrinus liga
The 2011–12 Gambrinus liga is the 19th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. It began on 29 July 2011 and is due to end on 26 May 2012...
. He had previously been in charge of Ostrava's youth team.
Malura's first Gambrinus liga
Gambrinus Liga
The Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...
managerial appointment was with 1. FC Slovácko
1. FC Slovácko
1. FC Slovácko is a Czech football club from Uherské Hradiště. The team were formerly known as 1. FC Synot which was a merger of FC Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště and FC Synot.-Current squad:-Honours:...
, where he started, 13 games into the season, in 2006. In his first season, the club finished bottom of the 2006–07 Gambrinus liga and were relegated. The next season, Malura led Slovácko to first place in the first half of the season, until the winter break, but left the club in December 2007. He was subsequently appointed manager of FC Hradec Králové. Having guided Hradec to a fourth-place finish in the 2007–08 Czech 2. Liga, Malura left Hradec in the summer of 2008 in order to take up a position at Slovak club FC Nitra
FC Nitra
FC Nitra is a Slovak association football club, playing in the town of Nitra. Established in 1909, FC Nitra is one of the oldest football clubs in Slovakia. Nitra were promoted and relegated 4 times from the Czechoslovakian league with their longest stay being 5 years . Nitra came close to...
. His tenure at Nitra was short-lived however; after recording only three wins in the first ten rounds of the 2008–09 Slovak Superliga, Malura left by mutual consent.
In the past, Malura also managed FK Viktoria Žižkov
FK Viktoria Žižkov
FK Viktoria Žižkov ranks among the oldest football clubs in the Czech Republic. It plays in the Gambrinus liga, the top level of football in the country.The team was founded by a group of students in 1903 in the town of Žižkov...
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