LuboÅ¡ KubÃk
Luboš Kubík ( born January 20, 1964 in Choceň ) is a former Czech football player and current coach.
Playing career
In his youth Luboš Kubík played for Spartak Choceň and Spartak Hradec Králové in the second division season 1981/82 he came to his first stakes in the men's team. In early 1983, the tall defender of Slavia Prague has been committed. 1988 Slavia made a trip to Germany, during which Kubík and his teammate Ivo Knoflíček decided to flee, leading to an automatic suspension for 18 months after itself. Both had the prospect of a contract with the English club Derby County.
Kubík and Knoflíček was offered under the condition of returning to Czechoslovakia, unlock the phone, and to be able to move abroad. In this delicate situation, the Fiorentina announced and offered Slavia 1.3 million DM for Kubík. The Prague club agreed, but it there was an additional problem: Kubík until then had not yet completed his military service. As a student he got from the Football Association the required delay. However, the defense minister put across and placed a call-up order from. Kubík had to flee for the second time.
In Florence he stayed for two years and scored eight goals in 50 games, the most by free kick. Then he played from 1991 to 1993 at FC Metz, there come to him 13 goals in 70 games. In October 1993, the 1st FC Nuremberg undertake the Czech national team, for whom he met in 40 games twice. In 1995, the defender returned to the home, first played for Atlantic Bohdaneč in the 3rd league, then a year for Petra Drnovice. Following the successful European Championship for the Czech team in England Kubík moved to his former club Slavia Prague, but only stayed there for half a year. In early 1997, he went back to Atlantic Bohdaneč, which had meanwhile been promoted to the 2nd league and helped the team to the walkover in the first league. On February 26, 1997, he made his last international match, a 4-1 against Belarus, he came on in the 46th minute for Marek Zúbek.
In the Erstligasaison 1997/98 Kubík was only in the first two games on the court. His career seemed to be over, but Kubík got an offer from the MLS clubs Chicago Fire SC. There he was one of the best players in the league in his first year given the title " MLS Defender of the Year" was awarded. In 1999, he belonged to the " MLS Best 11 ". In 2000 he had to deal with injuries and came on just 13 games. In early 2001 he was transferred to the Dallas Burn, for which he was able to complete only eleven games due to injuries.
Coaching career
According to the 2001 MLS season Luboš Kubík ended his career. In 2002, he briefly worked as a manager for the SK Hradec Králové. In 2005 he ran for the post of vice-chairman of the Czech Football Association. 2005/ 06 he played in a few games for the unterklassigen Sokol Živanice. In the summer of 2006, he was coach of the Polish second division club Slask Wroclaw, from this post he resigned in October 2006. In late November 2006, he became a coach with the English fourth division Torquay United, but he left again in February 2007. In April 2010 Kubík assistant coach with the football team of the United States.