Luboš Kubík
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| Full name | Luboš Kubík | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vysoké Mýto, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
libero | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1979 | Spartak Choceň | ||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1982 |
Spartak Hradec Králové | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Spartak Hradec Králové | 28 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1982–1988 |
TJ Slavia Praha IPS | 133 | (33) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1991 | Fiorentina | 50 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Metz | 70 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 40 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 |
FK Drnovice | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Slavia Prague | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 |
Lázně Bohdaneč | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Chicago Fire | 71 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 |
Dallas Burn | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 414 | (80) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1993[1] | Czechoslovakia | 39 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1997[1] |
Czech Republic | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| FC Hradec Králové | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Śląsk Wrocław | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Torquay United | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | SK Týniště nad Orlicí | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Luboš Kubík (born 20 January 1964) is a
libero for the Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic national teams, winning 56 caps in total, and a number of notable clubs. He is currently an assistant coach with the United States men's national soccer team
.
Playing career
Kubík was born in
AFK Lázně Bohdaneč
.
Kubík moved to
MLS Defender of the Year. Kubík continued to be a valuable attacking force from the back in 1999, registering 5 goals and 8 assists, and was named in the MLS Best XI
for a second time.
The Fire traded Kubík to the
Dallas Burn during the 2001 offseason in exchange for Sergi Daniv
. Kubík's final year was again beset by injuries, and he only managed to play 11 games for the Burn. Kubík retired due to injury at the end of the 2001 MLS season and returned to the Czech Republic.
Kubík was also a stalwart for the
Euro 96
. He played in his last international game in 1997.
Coaching and managerial career
Kubík had a brief spell working for Hradec Králové and in the summer of 2006 was appointed as manager of Polish side Śląsk Wrocław. However, he was sacked in October 2006 after just 11 league games in charge.
He was appointed manager of the English
Football League.[6]
Honors
Individuals
- MLS Defender of the Year Award: 1998
- MLS Best XI: 1998, 1999
- 1999[8]
References
- ^ a b "Lubos Kubik – Goals in International Matches". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ "Maxwell's 'madcap' scheme to bring Czech duo to Baseball Ground". Derby Telegraph. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Czech star Kubik named Gulls boss". BBC Sport. 27 November 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2007.
- ^ "Lee given Torquay caretaker role". BBC Sport. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2007.
- ^ "Torquay chairman Roberts resigns". BBC Sport. 21 February 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2007.
- ^ "Torquay lose Football League spot". BBC Sport. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2007.
- ^ "1998 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. 2 August 1998. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "1999 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. 17 July 1999. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
External links
- Luboš Kubík at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
- Luboš Kubík management career statistics at Soccerbase
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