Pavel Vrba (born 6 December 1963) is a Czech football manager and former player. He is known for applying an offensive football philosophy in the teams he coaches.
As a player, Vrba played for several clubs, including BanÃÂk Ostrava. As a coach, he led several Czech and Slovak clubs, including a Czech First League record of five seasons in charge of FC Viktoria Plzeà Â, whom he led to two league titles, one cup title, and three consecutive seasons of participation in the UEFA Europa League knockout stage â a record for any Czech club.
Having been assistant to manager Erich Cviertna, Vrba took charge of FC BanÃÂk Ostrava for a short time towards the end of the 2002âÂÂ03 Czech First League after Cviertna's departure. His first match in charge resulted in a 7âÂÂ0 loss for Ostrava away to Slavia Prague.
He won the Slovak Superleague with Mà  K à ½ilina in the 2006âÂÂ07 season and led the team to second place the following season.
In 2010, he led Viktoria Plzeà  to the victory in the Czech Cup for the first time in the club history. He was voted the Czech Coach of the Year for 2010. In the 2010âÂÂ11 season of the Czech First League, he won the league with Viktoria Plzeà  for the first time in the club history. Vrba was awarded the title "Czech Coach of the Year" for 2012, symbolising the third consecutive year he had won the award. He led Plzeà  to a second league title in 2013. In October 2013 Vrba led Plzen for a 152nd consecutive top-flight match, setting a league record. Despite having a contract with Plzeà  until June 2015, the Czech Football Association activated a buy-out clause, paying his club 8 million Czech koruna and he was announced as the new manager of the Czech Republic national football team in November 2013. His last game in charge of the club was the 2013âÂÂ14 UEFA Champions League group stage tie against CSKA Moscow which Plzeà  won 2âÂÂ1 with a last-minute goal from TomÃ¡à ¡ Wágner, thus earning them a place in the Europa League knockout stage. At the end of the match, the fans unfurled a banner reading "always remember that it wasn't wasted time".
On 16 December 2019, Vrba became manager of Bulgarian Ludogorets Razgrad.
On 3 February 2021, Vrba became manager of Sparta Prague.
On 28 November 2022, Vrba became manager of Trinity ZlÃÂn.
On 18 December 2024, Vrba became manager of LÃÂà ¡eà Â. On 4 February 2025, Vrba was dismissed after only managing the club in five pre-season matches.
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