Evžen Hadamczik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Evžen Hadamczik

Czech soccer coach

Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1939

Place of Birth: Dolní Benešov, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 19-Sep-1984

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Evžen Hadamczik

  • Evžen Hadamczik (28 October 1939 – 19 September 1984) was a Czech football manager and former player.
  • He was responsible for the Golden Era of Baník Ostrava football club, winning the Czechoslovak First League in 1980 and 1981 with them.
  • He is perceived as the legendary manager of the club.As a young footballer, Hadamczik got injured in one of the matches, and was forced to end his active career at the age of 22.
  • Because of that, he began his coaching career at very young age.
  • He coached Spartak Dolní Benešov and Ostroj Opava prior to joining Baník Ostrava on 1 January 1978.
  • During five years at Baník, Hadamczik modernized and transformed the team, which became one of the strongest in Czechoslovakia.
  • Under his leadership, Baník won the Czechoslovak First League in 1980 and 1981 and thrice finished as runner-up.
  • In the 1977/1978 season, the team won the Czechoslovak Cup.
  • In this era Baník did not lose 74 home matches in a row, thus being almost five years undefeated at their home ground.From 1982 to 1984, Hadamczik coached the Czechoslovak Olympic team.
  • However, his long preparations with the Olympic team were wasted, as the communist authorities forbade Czechoslovak sportspeople to compete at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
  • He also led the Czechoslovakia national team on 23 August 1984 in a match against East Germany in Erfurt. Extensive neural load and work stress, as well as his illness, led to his death.
  • On 19 September 1984 Evžen Hadamczik hanged himself in his garage in Ostrava.
  • He is buried at the cemetery in his native Kravare.
  • Each year a memorial football tournament for youth, bearing his name, is played in Ostrava. He was a brother of ice hockey coach Alois Hadamczik.

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