| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 October 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Náchod, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1972 | TJ Náchod | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1982 | Sparta Prague | 167 | (31) |
| 1982–1987 | FC Hradec Králové | 87 | (21) |
| 1987–1988 | Omonia Aradippou | ||
| 1988–1993 | 1. SV Appel Vitis | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1998 | FC Hradec Králové (sports director) | ||
| 1998–2002 | FK Kolín | ||
| 2000–2001 | Baumit Jablonec | ||
| 2001–2003 | AC Sparta Prague (reserve manager) | ||
| 2003–2004 | FC Dinamo Moscow (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2006 | AC Sparta Prague (reserve manager) | ||
| 2006–2007 | AC Sparta Prague (scout) | ||
| 2007–2008 | SK Kladno (assistant) | ||
| 2008 | FC Viktoria Plzeň (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2012 | FC Hradec Králové | ||
| 2012–2013 | Baumit Jablonec | ||
| 2013–2016 | FC Zbrojovka Brno | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Václav Kotal (born 2 October 1952) is a Czech former football player and current manager, in charge of FC Zbrojovka Brno. As a player, he spent ten seasons at Sparta Prague, playing 167 matches in the Czechoslovak First League and winning two Czechoslovak Cups.
He was announced as the new manager of Hradec Králové on 24 March 2009, replacing manager Oldřich Machala. In his first full season, the 2009–10 Czech 2. Liga, Kotal led Hradec Králové to the Czech 2. Liga title and therefore promotion to the top flight. In two seasons of the Gambrinus liga, Hradec finished in 8th and 13th place. In 2012 Kotal moved to fellow Gambrinus liga outfit FK Jablonec. He was sacked before the end of the 2012–13 season with the club lying in fifth place in the league after a 5–1 defeat against Slavia Prague. Kotal returned to management in September 2013 as the new manager of FC Zbrojovka Brno.
Czechoslovak Cup (2): 1975–76, 1979–80
Czech 2. Liga (1): 2009–10