Václav Jíra

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Václav Jíra
Personnel
Surname JUDr. Václav Jíra
birthday August 2, 1921
place of birth Prague ,  Czechoslovakia
date of death November 8, 1992
Place of death Prague ,  Czechoslovakia
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
1931-1936 Union Vršovice
1936-1940 Nuselský SK
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1940-1945 SK Nusle
1945-1954 Bohemians Prague (4)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1947-1952 Czechoslovakia 6 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1963-1964 Bohemians Prague
1963-1965 Czechoslovakia
1 Only league games are given.

Václav Jíra (born August 2, 1921 in Prague , Czechoslovakia , † November 8, 1992 ibid) was a Czech football player , coach and official.

Player career

Václav Jíra started playing football at Union Vršovice. At the age of 14, the midfielder moved to Nuselský SK . In 1940 Jíra went to the neighboring club SK Nusle , with whom he was promoted to the first division in 1942. After five years at SK Nusle, Jíra moved to Bohemians Prague .

For Bohemians Jíra made more than 500 games, including almost 200 in the top Czechoslovak league, in which he scored four goals.

Jíra played six times for the Czechoslovak national team . He made his debut on May 11, 1947 in a 3-1 win against Yugoslavia, his last game he played on December 7, 1952 in a 2-1 draw in Albania.

Coaching career

Jíra was assistant to the Czechoslovak national coach Rudolf Vytlačil at the 1962 World Cup in Chile . In the 1963/64 season he trained Bohemians Prague . From November 1963 to 1965 Jíra was the coach of the Czechoslovak national team. In seven games under Jíra's direction, the team managed only one victory.

official

  • 1959–1962 Secretary Mitropacup
  • from 1970 member of the board of the Czechoslovak Football Association
  • from 1973 chairman of the international commission of the Czechoslovak Football Association
  • from 1968 member of the UEFA Executive Committee
  • from 1971 member of the FIFA technical committee
  • from 1978 Vice-President of UEFA and Chairman of the UEFA Technical Committee
  • 1990–1992 President of the Czechoslovak Football Association

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personal data
SURNAME Jíra, Vaclav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech football player, coach and official
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague
DATE OF DEATH November 8, 1992
Place of death Prague