Tomáš Trucha (born 17 October 1971) is a Czech football coach. He is currently the head coach of Super League club PSM Makassar. Besides Czech Republic, he has managed in South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, Malaysia, and Indonesia.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 October 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Czech Republic | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PSM Makassar (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013 | Valašské Meziříčí | ||
| 2013–2014 | FC Cape Town (youth) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Viktoria Plzeň (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Orapa United | ||
| 2019–2020 | Township Rollers | ||
| 2020 | A.F.C. Leopards | ||
| 2021–2022 | Penang | ||
| 2022–2023 | Kelantan United | ||
| 2023–2025 | A.F.C. Leopards | ||
| 2025– | PSM Makassar | ||
Managerial career
editIn 2013, Trucha managed Czech third division side Valašské Meziříčí. After that, he worked as youth coach at FC Cape Town in South Africa.[2]
In 2016, he was appointed assistant manager of Viktoria Plzeň, one of the Czech Republic's most successful clubs.
In 2018, Trucha was appointed manager of Orapa United in Botswana.[3]
In 2019, he was appointed manager of Township Rollers, Botswana's most successful team.
In 2020, he was appointed manager of AFC Leopards in Kenya, but left after a month due to receiving physical threats from people claiming to be members of AFC Leopards.[4]
Before the 2021 season, Trucha was appointed manager of Malaysian outfit Penang.[5]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 2 March 2026
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Tygerberg |  |
1 July 2012 | 31 December 2012 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 54.55 | |
| Valašské Meziříčí |  |
1 January 2013 | 30 June 2013 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 35.71 | |
| Orapa United |  |
1 December 2018 | 31 March 2019 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 27.27 | |
| Township Rollers | |
2 July 2019 | 1 November 2020 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 54.55 | |
| Leopards |  |
2 November 2020 | 3 December 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Penang |  |
4 December 2020[6] | 29 April 2022[7] | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 40.00 | |
| Kelantan United | |
30 December 2022 | 8 April 2023 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.00 | |
| Leopards | |
16 October 2023 | 30 June 2025 | 62 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 40.32 | |
| PSM Makassar |  |
3 November 2025 | 2 March 2026 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 26.67 | |
| Career Total | 178 | 70 | 48 | 60 | 39.33 | ||||
References
edit- ↑ "Trucha dráždí draka: "český Klopp" velí Slovácku z Malajsie i hvězdě sítí". 8 May 2021.
- ↑ ""Dobrodruh" Trucha v Africe: šamani, očarovaná brána i český Klopp". isport.blesk.cz. 25 October 2020.
- ↑ "Interview with Tomáš Trucha". ruik.cz. 23 January 2020.
- ↑ "Fearing for his life, Penang's 'Klopp' fled former club after only ONE match". goal.com.
- ↑ "Penang coach Trucha can expect comparison with Liverpool boss". thestar.com.my. 5 December 2020.
- ↑ "fearing his life penang fc new boss tomas trucha fled kenyan". Goal.com. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ↑ "Penang Ambil Keputusan Rehatkan Tomas Trucha". vocketfc.com. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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