Karel Zeman (football manager)

Karel Zeman (born 28 February 1977) is an Italian football coach and the son of Czech-born manager Zdeněk Zeman. He is currently in charge of Serie D club Lavello.

Karel Zeman
Personal information
Full name Karel Zeman
Date of birth (1977-02-28) 28 February 1977[1]
Place of birth Palermo, Italy
Club information
Current team
 Lavello
Teams managed
Years Team
2007–2008 Bojano
2009 Toma Maglie
2010 Toma Maglie
2010 Manfredonia
2012 Fano
2014 Qormi
2014–2015 Selargius
2015–2016 Abano
2016–2017 Reggina
2018 Santarcangelo
2018 Gela
2019–2020 ACR Messina
2020– Lavello

Career

Zeman took over at Serie D club Bojano in November 2007, at the age of 30.[2] He resigned in March 2008 due to negative results, after achieving only 12 points in 17 games in charge.[3]

In June 2009 he took over at Eccellenza amateurs Toma Maglie from Apulia.[4] He was then dismissed in November 2009[5] only to be recalled in January 2010.[6]

In August 2010 he moved to another Eccellenza Puglia club, Manfredonia,[7] only to be sacked later on October.[1]

In March 2012 he took over at Fano on what was his first role as head coach of a professional club.[8] After guiding the team to safety and being confirmed for one more season, he was however removed from his managerial duties just after the very first game of the season, a 0–6 home loss to Alessandria.[9]

In January 2014 he took over at the helm of Maltese Premier League club Qormi.[10] After keeping the club in the Maltese top flight, he left to accept an offer from Serie D club Selargius;[11] he resigned in May 2015, with the team deep in relegation trouble.[12]

In December 2015, Zeman went back into management at the helm of another Serie D club, Abano.[13] After a good season with Abano, he was offered the head coaching role of fallen giants Reggina; the club, originally scheduled to play in the Serie D, was successively readmitted to Lega Pro to fill a vacancy. He guided them to a safe season and to avoid relegation, and left the club by the end of the season.

He returned into management on 27 March 2018, as new head coach of relegation-battling Serie C club Santarcangelo until the end of the season.[14] He left the club by the end of the season after succumbing to Vicenza in the relegation playoffs.

In July 2018 he returned to his native Sicily, accepting a head coach role at Serie D club Gela.[15] He resigned from his post on 7 December 2018, mentioning issues at the club level and the inagibility of the local football stadium since the beginning of the season as the reasons for his decision.[16]

In November 2019, Zeman went back into management at the helm of another Sicilian Serie D club, ACR Messina.[17] He resigned on 12 February 2020 due to disagreements with the board.[18]

On July 2020, he took over the reins of newly-promoted Serie D club Lavello.[19]

Style of management

Akin to his father Zdenek Zeman's coaching style and attacking football tactics, he is a supporter of the 4–3–3 formation.[20][21]

References
  1. "Zeman esonerato Ma si tratta del figlio Karel" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. "CALCIO - SERIE D Caos Bojano: esonerato Logarzo, arriva Zeman" (in Italian). Prima Pagina Molise. 8 November 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. "CALCIO, SERIE D: FIGLIO ZEMAN LASCIA PANCHINA BOJANO" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  4. "Toma Maglie: Karel Zeman nuovo tecnico giallorosso" (in Italian). Eccellenza Puglia News. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  5. "Toma Maglie, "sospensione temporanea" per Karel Zeman" (in Italian). Leccesette. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  6. "Toma Maglie: Il ritorno di Karel Zeman: "Aspettavo la chiamata"" (in Italian). Eccellenza Puglia News. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  7. "Calcio, due Zeman nel Foggiano Karel al Manfredonia" (in Italian). La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  8. "Fano, arriva il figlio di Zeman" (in Italian). Sport Mediaset. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  9. "Non è tutto oro ciò che Zeman L'Alma Fano esonera Karel" (in Italian). Il Resto del Carlino. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  10. "Zeman junior a Malta: allena il Qormi" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  11. "Club ceduto, il nuovo Selargius parte da Karel Zeman e vuole trattenere la bandiera Emiliano Melis" (in Italian). Diario Sportivo Sardegna. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  12. "Selargius senza pace: Karel Zeman si dimette, la società le accetta e affida la squadra a Piras" (in Italian). Diario Sportivo Sardegna. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  13. "Serie D, Abano Calcio: Karel Zeman è il nuovo tecnico" (in Italian). Datasport.it. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  14. "Serie C Santarcangelo, Zeman jr è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). TuttoSport. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  15. "Gela, Karel Zeman è il nuovo tecnico. Ripercorre le orme del padre Zdenek" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  16. "CALCIO, SERIE D; GELA: KAREL ZEMAN SI DIMETTE" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  17. "Karel Zeman è il nuovo allenatore dell'Acr Messina" (in Italian). ACR Messina. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  18. "Caos Acr Messina, accettate le dimissioni di Zeman: squadra affidata a Spada" (in Italian). Gazzetta del Sud. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  19. "Ufficiale: USD Lavello, panchina affidata a Karel Zeman" (in Italian). Tuttocampo. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  20. "Zeman jr tecnico del Manfredonia". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 13 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  21. "Tutti vogliono Karel Zeman: "Sto valutando alcune offerte e spero di non affrontare mai mio papà da avversario"". Padova Sport (in Italian). 16 May 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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