Marcel Lička

Marcel Lička (born 17 July 1977) is a Czech professional football manager and former player. He was last the manager of Fatih Karagümrük.

Playing career He made over 171 appearances in the Czech First League and 37 appearances in Polish League. Lička played international football at under-21 level for Czech Republic U21.

Coaching career Lička was hired by Russian club Orenburg in August 2020.

On 28 May 2022, under Lička's management, Orenburg was promoted into the Russian Premier League.

On 22 June 2023, Lička signed a contract with Dynamo Moscow for the 2023–24 season, with options to extend for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons, based on performance. Dynamo led the league before the last game of the 2023–24 season, but lost that game and dropped to 3rd place. Nevertheless, Lička was named coach of the season by the league. On 1 May 2025, Lička was sacked four matches before the end of the season with the team in 5th place, 11 points behind leaders Krasnodar.

On 1 July 2025, Lička signed a two-year contract with Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük. Lička was sacked in the second half of October after series of poor results.

Personal life His father Verner Lička and brother Mario are both former international footballers.

Managerial statistics

Honours Player Slavia Prague Czech Cup: 2001–02

Manager Dinamo Brest Belarusian Premier League: 2019 Belarusian Super Cup: 2019

Individual Russian Premier League Manager of the Season: 2023–24