Michal Šmarda

Michal Šmarda (born 31 January 1971) is a Czech former professional footballer who is currently the assistant coach of Žilina. A midfielder, Šmarda played in the Czech First League on over 300 occasions, winning the competition with Sparta Prague in 1999.

Playing career He played in the Czech First League, making over 300 appearances for clubs including SK Hradec Králové, FK Viktoria Žižkov and SK Sigma Olomouc. He won the 1998–99 Czech First League with Sparta Prague. Šmarda played the final match of his professional career in May 2008 and subsequently moved into coaching.

Coaching career Šmarda became a coach at Hradec in the Czech 2. Liga in 2008 immediately after ending his playing career. In May 2012, Šmarda followed Hradec Králové manager Václav Kotal to FK Baumit Jablonec, becoming assistant manager there. In September 2013, Šmarda joined Zbrojovka Brno alongside Kotal. The duo left the club in June 2016.

In July 2017, Šmarda returned to Hradec as an assistant coach. Šmarda then moved to Vysočina Jihlava on 2 January 2018 under manager Martin Svědík. In November 2018, Svědík was fired and Šmarda took charge of the team on interim basis until 6 December 2018. Later in the same month, Šmarda joined Slovácko once again under Svědík.

In February 2020, he was reunited with Václav Kotal at Sparta Prague. The duo left the club one year later, in February 2021.

In April 2023 Šmarda was announced as the new manager of Prostějov.

Honours

Club Sparta Prague Czech First League: 1998–99