Bilek extends contract

Czech national team coach Michal Bilek extended his contract to 2014 yesterday after leading the Czechs to their fifth straight Euro tournament, the CTK news agency said. “The team has been improving under Bilek. The coach has also fulfilled a tough...

Czech national team coach Michal Bilek extended his contract to 2014 yesterday after leading the Czechs to their fifth straight Euro tournament, the CTK news agency said.

“The team has been improving under Bilek. The coach has also fulfilled a tough task and led the team to the Euro,” the agency quoted Czech FA head Miroslav Pelta as saying.

“When I want someone and I trust him, I go to the battle with him and stand by him. There’s no reason to wait,” Pelta said.

Before yesterday, the Czechs had won nine games, lost eight and drawn six since the 47-year-old Bilek took the helm in November 2009.

During the Euro 2012 qualification campaign, Bilek built a new team, testing scores of players from the home league alongside the two biggest stars, Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech and Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky, the team captain.

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