Filip Jícha

Filip Jícha (born 19 April 1982) is a Czech former handballer. He most recently played for Spanish handball team FC Barcelona. He also played for the Czech national team. Currently he is the head coach of his former club, German handball team THW Kiel. His biggest success as a coach has been winning the EHF Champions League with THW Kiel in the 2019–20 season.

He was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.

Playing career Jícha started his career in HC Dukla Prague and moved through Saudi Arabian and Qatari clubs to TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen in Switzerland. He had a broken thump in 2005 which ept him out for a long time.

For the 2005-26 season he joined German TBV Lemgo. For the 2007–08 season he joined THW Kiel for a 400.000 € transfer fee. In 2010 he became the first Czech player to win the EHF Champions League. On 16 July 2012 he extended his contract until 2016.

In August 2015 he joined FC Barcelona Handbol. Here he won the Spanish Championship in 2016 and 2017. He retired in 2017.

Coaching career For the 2018/19 season he became the assistent coach at hs former club THW Kiel. In 2019 he took over as the head coach following the departure of Alfreð Gíslason. In his first season he won the German Championship and was named coach of the year in the Bundesliga. Same season he won the EHF Champions League in the 2019-2020 season. EHF Hall of Fame in 2023. German Coach of the year: 2020