Michal Šmarda

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Michal Šmarda

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|1|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Czechoslovakia

| height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Hradec Králové

| years1 = 1990–1996| clubs1 = Hradec Králové| caps1 = 82| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 1996–1998| clubs2 = Sigma Olomouc| caps2 = 56| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 1998–2000| clubs3 = Sparta Prague| caps3 = 13| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 1999–2000| clubs4 = → Chmel Blšany (loan)| caps4 = 19| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2000–2002| clubs5 = Viktoria Žižkov| caps5 = 71| goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2003–2007| clubs6 = Hradec Králové| caps6 = 16| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2007–2008| clubs7 = Bohemians 1905| caps7 = 27| goals7 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2008–2012

| managerclubs1 = Hradec Králové (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs2 = Jablonec (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2013–2016

| managerclubs3 = Zbrojovka Brno (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs4 = Hradec Králové (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2018

| managerclubs5 = Vysočina Jihlava (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2018–2020

| managerclubs6 = Slovácko (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs7 = Sparta Prague (assistant)

| manageryears8 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs8 = Prostějov (assistant)

| manageryears9 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs9 = Viktoria Žižkov

| manageryears10 = 2023

| managerclubs10 = Prostějov

}}

Michal Šmarda (born 31 January 1971) is a Czech former football midfielder and current coach. 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.{{cite book |last= Jeřábek|first=Luboš|title=Ceský a ceskoslovenský fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubu|year=2007|publisher=Grada Publishing|location=Prague|language=Czech|isbn=978-80-247-1656-5|page=196}}[http://www.gambrinusliga.cz/hrac/146-michal-marda.html Profile at gambrinusliga.cz] {{in lang|cs}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/michal-smarda-navrat-nikdy-nerikej-nikdy-ffk-/fot_dsouteze.aspx?c=A080624_075057_fot_dsouteze_ald|title=Michal Šmarda: Návrat? Nikdy neříkej nikdy|language=Czech|work=iDNES.cz|date=24 June 2008|accessdate=1 March 2013}}

Coaching career

Šmarda became a coach at Hradec in the Czech 2. Liga in 2008 immediately after ending his playing career. Due to injury problems in the first-team squad, Šmarda played the full 90 minutes in a friendly match for Hradec Králové in February 2012 against FC Astra Ploieşti.{{cite news|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/hradec-trapi-zdravotni-problemy-nastoupit-musel-i-asistent-trenera-1go-/fotbal.aspx?c=A120207_185050_fotbal_ot|title=Hradec trápí zdravotní problémy, nastoupit musel i asistent trenéra|language=Czech|work=iDNES.cz|date=7 February 2012|accessdate=1 March 2013}} In May 2012, Šmarda followed Hradec Králové manager Václav Kotal to FK Baumit Jablonec, becoming assistant manager there.{{cite news|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/zmeny-ve-fotbalovem-jablonci-dit-/fotbal.aspx?c=A120517_1779334_fotbal_elv|title=Kotal si do Jablonce přivedl své lidi, gólmany svěřil Stejskalovi|language=cs|website=iDNES.cz|date=17 May 2012|accessdate=1 March 2013}} 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.[https://www.fchk.cz/clanek.asp?id=Trenerske-obsazeni-se-ve-Fotbalove-akademii-FCHK-prilis-nemeni-521 Trenérské obsazení se ve Fotbalové akademii FCHK příliš nemění], fchk.cz, 12 July 2017 Šmarda then moved to Vysočina Jihlava on 2 January 2018 under manager Martin Svědík.[https://jihlavsky.denik.cz/fotbal_region/odvolaneho-trenera-kopeckeho-nahradi-u-fotbalove-vysociny-martin-svedik-20180102.html Odvolaného trenéra Kopeckého nahradí u fotbalové Vysočiny Martin Svědík], jihlavsky.denik.cz, 2 January 2018 In November 2018, Svědík was fired and Šmarda took charge of the team on interim basis until 6 December 2018.[https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/domaci-souteze/jihlava-pardubice-fotbal-pozvanka-michal-smarda.A181124_441399_fot_dsouteze_tof Svědík je pořád duchem s námi, tvrdí dočasný jihlavský trenér Šmarda], idnes.cz, 24 November 2018 Later in the same month, Šmarda joined Slovácko once again under Svědík.[http://stary.idobryden.cz/fotbal/martin-svedik-se-ujal-kormidla/d67c4cd9-e5ff-11e8-9610-005056ab0011/ Martin Svědík se ujal kormidla!], stary.idobryden.cz, 12 December 2018

In February 2020, he was reunited with Václav Kotal at Sparta Prague.[https://www.irozhlas.cz/sport/fotbal/sparta-praha-trener-vaclav-jilek-skoncil-odvolan-novy-kouc-vaclav-kotal_2002180935_ako Fotbalová Sparta odvolala po prvním jarním zápase trenéra Jílka, tým převezme kouč Kotal], irozhlas.cz, 18 February 2020 The duo left the club one year later, in February 2021.[https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-1-liga-rocnik-2020-21/390888/hotovo-kotal-konci-spartu-prebira-vrba-je-zvykly-vyhravat-rekl-rosicky.html Hotovo! Kotal končí, Spartu přebírá Vrba. Je zvyklý vyhrávat, řekl Rosický], isport.blesk.cz, 3 February 2021

In April 2023 Šmarda was announced as the new manager of Prostějov.{{cite news|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-2-liga-prostejov-povede-za-zachranou-v-druhe-lize-smarda-trinec-prevzal-west-4131576|title=Prostějov povede za záchranou v druhé lize Šmarda, Třinec převzal West|agency=Czech News Agency|language=cs|website=Sport.cz|date=17 April 2023|accessdate=17 April 2023}}