About Jan Suchopárek
Jan Suchopárek (born 23 September 1969) is a Czech football coach and former defender. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, playing a combined total of 61 international matches, scoring four goals. Suchopárek was a participant at UEFA Euro 1996, where the Czech Republic won the silver medal. He scored in the group stage against Russia and played in the UEFA Euro 1996 Final, where the Czech Republic lost to Germany. At club level, Suchopárek played for Prague teams Dukla and Slavia before moving to France, where he played for RC Strasbourg, and Germany, for Tennis Borussia Berlin. He finished his career in the Czech Second League, where he played for Kladno. As a coach, Suchopárek took roles at Kladno (youth coach) and Dukla Prague (assistant coach) before moving into the Czech Republic national youth teams. He served as head coach of the Czech Republic U21 national team from 2021 to 2025, leading the side to the group stage of the final tournament in the 2023 and 2025 European Championships. Suchopárek went on to record 23 league appearances in the 1999–2000 season, but had meniscus surgery in April 2000, curtailing his season. In 2001, following Slavia's exit from the 2001–02 UEFA Cup in the first round, Suchopárek was sent to the "B" team of Slavia due to inadequate performances. He played in the Czechoslovak First League for Dukla Prague between 1988 and 1991, during which time the club won the Czech and Czechoslovak Cup in the 1989–90 season.
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