Josef Mucha

{{short description|Czech footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Josef Mucha

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|7|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Prostějov, Czechoslovakia

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub = Zbrojovka Brno (assistant)

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1975-1985 | youthclubs1 = Železárny Prostějov

| years1 = 1986–1988 | clubs1 = RH Znojmo | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1989–1993 | clubs2 = SK Sigma Olomouc | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1993–1994 | clubs3 = FC Svit Zlín | caps3 = 39 | goals3 = 5

| years4 = 1995–2002 | clubs4 = SK Sigma Olomouc | caps4 = 202 | goals4 = 28

| years5 = 2002–2004 | clubs5 = FC Tescoma Zlín | caps5 = 51 | goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2004–2006 | clubs6 = HFK Olomouc | caps6 = | goals6 =

| manageryears1 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs1 = HFK Olomouc

| manageryears2 = 2014–2017 | managerclubs2 = Karviná (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs3 = Karviná

| manageryears4 = 2018–2020 | managerclubs4 = Jihlava (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2020–2023 | managerclubs5 = Slovácko (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2023– | managerclubs6 = Zbrojovka Brno (assistant)

}}

Josef Mucha ({{IPA|cs|ˈjozɛf ˈmuxa}}; born 10 July 1967) is a Czech former professional football player. As a midfielder, he played in the Czech First League, making over 250 appearances over the course of 11 seasons, playing over 200 league matches for SK Sigma Olomouc as well as playing for FC Tescoma Zlín.{{cite book |last= Jeřábek|first=Luboš|title=Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů|year=2007|publisher=Grada Publishing|location=Prague|language=cs|isbn=978-80-247-1656-5|page=129}}

Mucha subsequently embarked on becoming a trainer / coach and managed or become assistant at a couple of teams. He debuted as manager by 1. HFK Olomouc during the 2008–09 Czech 2. Liga season, where he was replaced by Miroslav Kouřil after 18 matches of the season.{{cite news |first=Jan|last=Dočkal|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/hfk-olomouc-prohral-trenera-muchu-strida-kouril-fuk-/fot_dsouteze.aspx?c=A090316_112518_fot_dsouteze_ald |title=HFK Olomouc prohrál. Trenéra Muchu střídá Kouřil|language=cs|website=idnes.cz |date=16 March 2009 |accessdate=20 March 2013}} Mucha is currently the assistant manager of Zbrojovka Brno.{{cite news |first=Čestmír|last=Folk|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-novy-kouc-brna-si-vybral-spolupracovniky-klusackovym-asistentem-bude-i-otec-finalistky-french-open-4277385|title=Nový kouč Brna si vybral spolupracovníky. Klusáčkovým asistentem bude i otec finalistky French Open|language=cs|website=Sport.cz |date=15 June 2023 |accessdate=15 June 2023}}

He is the father of professional tennis player Karolína Muchová.{{cite news |first=Miroslav|last=Němý|url=https://sport.idnes.cz/us-open-2018-karolina-muchova-garbine-mugurazova-ohlas-2-kolo-pa4-/tenis.aspx?c=A180830_075825_tenis_mne|title= Půlnoční drama. Jak kvalifikantka Muchová složila šampionku: Je to sen|language=Czech|publisher=idnes.cz |date=30 August 2018 |accessdate=30 August 2018}}