Jan Berger senior

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Jan Berger
Personnel
birthday November 27, 1955
place of birth Prague ,  Czechoslovakia
position midfield player
Juniors
Years station
1965-1972 TJ Břevnov
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1972-1976 TJ Břevnov
1976-1988 Škoda Plzeň
1978-1980 Dukla Prague
1980-1986 Sparta Prague 146 (34)
1986-1990 FC Zurich 64 (5)
1990-1991 FC Zug
1991-1992 FC Young Fellows Zurich
1992-1996 SC Young Fellows Juventus
1996-1998 FC Kreuzlingen
1998-1999 FC Schlieren
1999-2002 SK Černolice
2002-2003 Mělník-Pšovka
2003-2004 Spartak Příbram
2005 SK Strančice
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1980-1987 Czechoslovakia 30 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2000-2003 Sparta Prague (Juniors)
2003-2005 FK Brandýs nad Labem
2005 Dukla Prague
2006-2008 SK Zeleneč
2009 Slavoj Vyšehrad
1 Only league games are given.

Jan Berger senior (born November 27, 1955 in Prague ) is a former Czech soccer player and current soccer coach .

Life

Born in Prague, Berger began playing football at the small district club TJ Břevnov. In 1976 Škoda Plzeň signed him . From 1978 to 1980 he did his military service with Dukla Prague . There he became Czechoslovakian champion in 1979. Then he went to Sparta Prague . In 1980 he won gold with Czechoslovakia at the Olympic Games in Moscow , he was also in the squad of the Czechoslovak national team, which was third at the 1980 European Championship. He was also a member of the squad for the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Berger became champions with Sparta in 1984 and 1985, and in 1984 he was Czechoslovak footballer of the year.

In 1986 he was allowed to move abroad and went to FC Zurich , where he stayed for four seasons. In 1990/91 he played for FC Zug , then for Juventus Zurich (1991-1996). Further stations in Switzerland were FC Kreuzlingen (1996–1998) and FC Schlieren (1998/99). From 1999 to 2002 he played for SK Černolice, then for Mělník-Pšovka (2002/03), Spartak Příbram (2003/04) and SK Strančice (2005).

For the 2005/06 season he took over the coaching position at his former club Dukla Prague, in October 2005 he ran again in a league game for Dukla. Due to unsuccessfulness he was released in December 2005, in March 2006 he took over SK Zeleneč in the 8th division. In July 2009, Berger was coached by third division Slavoj Vyšehrad, after just one win from five games in early September.

As a player- coach, Berger already worked in his lower-class positions in Switzerland, where he also worked as a groundskeeper and painter and varnisher , which was his learned profession. From 2000 to 2003 he looked after the youth of Sparta Prague, from 2003 to 2005 FK Brandýs nad Labem.

Jan Berger had an offer from Real Madrid in 1980 , but turned it down for fear of reprisals for his relatives. He had alcohol problems for some time and spent three months in a mental institution. He was also imprisoned for insulting the then Czechoslovak President Gustáv Husák .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Na Vyšehradě Strida Bergera nový trener Formánek prazsky.denik.cz of 8 September 2009, last accessed September 8, 2009, Czech


personal data
SURNAME Berger, Jan senior
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech soccer player and soccer coach
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague