Tomáš Trucha

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tomáš Trucha

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Czech Republic

| manageryears1 = 2013

| managerclubs1 = Valašské Meziříčí

| manageryears2 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs2 = FC Cape Town (youth)

| manageryears3 = 2016–2017

| managerclubs3 = Viktoria Plzeň (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs4 = Orapa United

| manageryears5 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs5 = Township Rollers

| manageryears6 = 2020

| managerclubs6 = A.F.C. Leopards

| manageryears7 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs7 = Penang

| manageryears8 = 2023

| managerclubs8 = Kelantan United

| manageryears9 = from 2023

| managerclubs9 = A.F.C. Leopards

}}

Tomáš Trucha (born 17 October 1971) is a Czech football coach. Besides Czech Republic, he has managed in South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, and Malaysia.{{Cite web|url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-zahranici-ostatni-ligy/395831/trucha-drazdi-draka-cesky-klopp-veli-slovacku-z-malajsie-i-hvezde-siti.html|title=Trucha dráždí draka: „český Klopp“ velí Slovácku z Malajsie i hvězdě sítí}}

Career

In 2013, Trucha managed Czech third division side Valašské Meziříčí. After that, he worked as youth coach at FC Cape Town in South Africa.{{Cite web|url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal/385946/dobrodruh-trucha-v-africe-samani-ocarovana-brana-i-cesky-klopp.html|title="Dobrodruh" Trucha v Africe: šamani, očarovaná brána i český Klopp|publisher=isport.blesk.cz}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ruik.cz/tomas-trucha-v-africe-jsem-objevil-pravou-vasen-a-lasku-k-fotbalu-tamni-fanousci-tanci-se-a-zpiva-bez-ohledu-na-vysledek/|title=Interview with Tomáš Trucha|publisher=ruik.cz}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/fearing-his-life-penang-fc-new-boss-tomas-trucha-fled-kenyan/4xvo5llljrsr1mnjk7gl0m6xo|title=Fearing for his life, Penang's 'Klopp' fled former club after only ONE match|publisher=goal.com}}

Before the 2021 season, Trucha was appointed manager of Malaysian outfit Penang.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2020/12/05/penang-coach-trucha-can-expect-comparison-with-liverpool-boss|title=Penang coach Trucha can expect comparison with Liverpool boss|publisher=thestar.com.my}}

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan=2\|Team !rowspan=2\|From !rowspan=2\|To !colspan=5\|Record
G	W	D	L	Win%
align="left"\|FC Tygerberg \|align="left"\|1 July 2012 \|align="left"\|31 December 2012 {{WDL\|11\|6\|4\|1}}
align="left"\|Valašské Meziříčí \|align="left"\|1 January 2013 \|align="left"\|30 June 2013 {{WDL\|14\|5\|2\|7}}
align="left"\|Orapa United \|align="left"\|1 December 2018 \|align="left"\|31 March 2019 {{WDL\|11\|3\|1\|7}}
align="left"\|Township Rollers \|align="left"\|2 July 2019 \|align="left"\|1 November 2020 {{WDL\|22\|12\|5\|5}}
align="left"\|Leopards \|align="left"\|2 November 2020 \|align="left"\|3 December 2020 {{WDL\|1\|1\|0\|0}}
align="left"\|Penang \|align="left"\|4 December 2020{{Cite web\|url=https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/fearing-his-life-penang-fc-new-boss-tomas-trucha-fled-kenyan/4xvo5llljrsr1mnjk7gl0m6xo\|title=fearing his life penang fc new boss tomas trucha fled kenyan\|date=5 December 2020\|website=Goal.com\|access-date=8 April 2021}} \|align="left"\|29 April 2022{{Cite web\|url=https://www.vocketfc.com/penang-ambil-keputusan-rehatkan-tomas-trucha/\|title=Penang Ambil Keputusan Rehatkan Tomas Trucha\|date=30 April 2022\|website=vocketfc.com\|access-date=19 May 2022}} {{WDL\|35\|14\|9\|12}}
align="left"\|Kelantan United \|align="left"\|31 December 2022 \|align="left"\|8 April 2023 {{WDL\|6\|0\|1\|5}}
colspan="3"\| Total {{WDLtot\|100\|41\|22\|37

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|From

!rowspan=2|To

!colspan=5|Record

Win%

align="left"|FC Tygerberg

|align="left"|1 July 2012

|align="left"|31 December 2012

align="left"|Valašské Meziříčí

|align="left"|1 January 2013

|align="left"|30 June 2013

align="left"|Orapa United

|align="left"|1 December 2018

|align="left"|31 March 2019

align="left"|Township Rollers

|align="left"|2 July 2019

|align="left"|1 November 2020

align="left"|Leopards

|align="left"|2 November 2020

|align="left"|3 December 2020

align="left"|Penang

|align="left"|4 December 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/fearing-his-life-penang-fc-new-boss-tomas-trucha-fled-kenyan/4xvo5llljrsr1mnjk7gl0m6xo|title=fearing his life penang fc new boss tomas trucha fled kenyan|date=5 December 2020|website=Goal.com|access-date=8 April 2021}}

|align="left"|29 April 2022{{Cite web|url=https://www.vocketfc.com/penang-ambil-keputusan-rehatkan-tomas-trucha/|title=Penang Ambil Keputusan Rehatkan Tomas Trucha|date=30 April 2022|website=vocketfc.com|access-date=19 May 2022}}

align="left"|Kelantan United

|align="left"|31 December 2022

|align="left"|8 April 2023

colspan="3"| Total

{{WDLtot|100|41|22|37

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