Straka resigns as Slavia Praha's coach

?TK |

9 March 2012

Prague, March 8 (CTK) - Frantisek Straka resigned as main coach of the Slavia Praha football team since the club's fans did not accept him because he used to coach and play for Slavia's traditional rival Sparta Praha in the past, he said yesterday.

Straka made angry fans of both clubs when he became Slavia's coach.

Straka's resignation is rather unexpected, however.

The club management nodded to his immediate resignation yesterday, Slavia's spokeswoman Sona Nouzakova told CTK.

Straka coached Slavia from last October. The team played ten first league matches under him. Slavia is currently in the 11th position among the 16 teams competing in the Czech first league.

Straka, 53, was connected with Sparta very strongly. He played for the team in the 1980s and coached it in 2004.

Shortly after he started coaching Slavia, unknown perpetrators sprayed his house in the countryside, accusing him of betraying Sparta.

Straka said yesterday he knows well how support from fans was important for both the club and its players. He said he did not want players and other members of the team to face the negative emotions anymore. These negative manifestations accompanied every Slavia's match and were directed only against me, he added.

It is not yet known who will be Slavia's new coach.

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