Jiří Sobotka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jiří Sobotka

Czech footballer

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1911

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 20-May-1994

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jirí Sobotka (6 June 1911 – 20 May 1994), also known as Georges Sobotka, was a former Czechoslovak footballer, who played internationally for Czechoslovakia (23 caps, 8 goals), and participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup when Czechoslovakia came in second. He played for SK Slavia Praha, Hajduk Split (winning the Banovina of Croatia first league) and FC La Chaux-de-Fonds. During his period in Split, he played 36 league matches scoring 17 goals in the 1939-40 and 1940-41 seasons.
Before arriving to Yugoslavia, he had been a player-coach in Switzerland with FC Winterthur.After his playing career, he coached numerous clubs in Switzerland and won 6 Swiss cups.
He also coached Charleroi in Belgium UE Sant Andreu in Spain, and Switzerland national team.