# Ivan Hašek

Ivan Hašek (born 6 September 1963) is a Czech professional football coach and former player who currently manages the Czech national football team.
Hašek played as a central midfielder and spent a 11-year career with Sparta Prague, appearing in more than 300 official matches with the club and becoming its coach. He represented Czechoslovakia at the 1990 World Cup and was also president of the Football Association of the Czech Republic.
As a coach, Hašek worked with clubs in the Middle East between 2012 and 2019 before being appointed to Lebanon in 2021. He returned to manage the Czech Republic national team in 2024.

## Playing career

Born in Městec Králové, Hašek started his football career at ZOM Nymburk until he was 14 years old. Transferring to AC Sparta Prague, Hašek was named Footballer of the Year as the club won five league titles. He also played aboard in RC Strasbourg, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, and JEF United Ichihara. With the French club, Hašek played two seasons in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. At the end of his playing career, he returned to Sparta Prague, where he won the 1996–97 league title.
Hašek played for Czechoslovakia, gaining 55 appearances and scored five goals. He was a participant in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where the national side reached the quarterfinals, with him as team captain; in the group stage 5–1 routing of the United States, he scored the third. After the match, Hašek said: "We are sorry for the score".

## Coaching career
### Early coaching career

Hašek became head coach of former club Sparta Prague in 1999, winning the Czech First League title twice in his two-year tenure. He subsequently managed French club Strasbourg, as well as Vissel Kobe, Al Wasl FC and AS Saint-Étienne. He became coach of Dubai-based Al-Ahli in December 2007.
Hašek became president of the Czech Football Association in June 2009. However, on 7 July, he became head coach of the national team until the end of the 2010 World Cup qualification. Hašek announced his resignation as coach of the Czech Republic national team on 14 October 2009 and FA president on 26 June 2011 to return Dubai-based club Al-Ahli.
In July 2014, Hašek succeeded long-time coach Sebastião Lazaroni as the new coach of Qatar SC ahead of the 2014–15 season.

### Lebanon and return to the Czech Republic

On 15 July 2021, Hašek was appointed head coach of the Lebanon national team, on a one-year contract. Having finished bottom of their group, thus failing to qualify for 2022 FIFA World Cup, Hašek decided not to renew his contract.
On 4 January 2024, Hašek was again appointed head coach of the Czech Republic national football team.

## Personal life

Hašek is also a lawyer. His two sons, Pavel and Ivan, are also professional footballers.

## Career statistics
### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sparta Prague | 1981–82 | Czechoslovak First League | 14 | 1 | | | | | 14 | 1 |
| Sparta Prague | 1982–83 | Czechoslovak First League | 24 | 3 | | | | | 24 | 3 |
| Sparta Prague | 1983–84 | Czechoslovak First League | 28 | 3 | | | | | 28 | 3 |
| Sparta Prague | 1984–85 | Czechoslovak First League | 20 | 3 | | | | | 20 | 3 |
| Sparta Prague | 1985–86 | Czechoslovak First League | 22 | 6 | | | | | 22 | 6 |
| Sparta Prague | 1986–87 | Czechoslovak First League | 30 | 10 | | | | | 30 | 10 |
| Sparta Prague | 1987–88 | Czechoslovak First League | 30 | 4 | | | | | 30 | 4 |
| Sparta Prague | 1988–89 | Czechoslovak First League | 26 | 13 | | | | | 26 | 13 |
| Sparta Prague | 1989–90 | Czechoslovak First League | 27 | 15 | | | | | 27 | 15 |
| Sparta Prague | Total | Total | 221 | 58 | | | | | 221 | 58 |
| Strasbourg | 1990–91 | Division 2 | 29 | 10 | | | | | 29 | 10 |
| Strasbourg | 1991–92 | Division 2 | 18 | 10 | | | | | 18 | 10 |
| Strasbourg | 1992–93 | Division 1 | 12 | 3 | | | | | 12 | 3 |
| Strasbourg | 1993–94 | Division 1 | 15 | 4 | | | | | 15 | 4 |
| Strasbourg | Total | Total | 74 | 27 | | | | | 74 | 27 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1994 | J1 League | 32 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 20 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1995 | J1 League | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 11 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Total | Total | 55 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 31 |
| JEF United Ichihara | 1996 | J1 League | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 43 | 18 |
| Sparta Prague | 1996–97 | Czech First League | 14 | 3 | | | | | 14 | 3 |
| Sparta Prague | 1997–98 | Czech First League | 4 | 2 | | | | | 4 | 2 |
| Sparta Prague | Total | Total | 18 | 5 | | | | | 18 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 396 | 132 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 415 | 139 |
* ↑ Includes Czechoslovak Cup, Coupe de France
* ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Czechoslovakia | 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1987 | 6 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1988 | 8 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1990 | 11 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1991 | 2 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1993 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 54 | 5 |
| Czech Republic | 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | 55 | 5 |

### Managerial

    As of 19 November 2024
Managerial record by club and tenure :
| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Ref. |
| Team | From | To | M | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. |
| Sparta Prague | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2001 | 80 | 52 | 14 | 14 | 065.00 | |
| Racing Strasbourg | 1 July 2001 | 30 June 2003 | 89 | 36 | 24 | 29 | 040.45 | |
| Vissel Kobe | 1 February 2003 | 31 January 2005 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 021.74 | |
| Gabon | 1 February 2005 | 30 June 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| Al-Wasl | 1 July 2005 | 30 June 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| Saint-Étienne | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2007 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 038.10 | |
| Al-Ahli | 1 July 2007 | 2008 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 012.50 | |
| Czech Republic | 7 July 2009 | 19 October 2009 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 060.00 | |
| Al-Ahli | 26 Jun 2011 | 8 November 2011 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 033.33 | |
| Al Hilal | 23 January 2012 | 26 June 2012 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 066.67 | |
| Qatar SC | 1 June 2014 | 11 September 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 | |
| Fujairah | 12 December 2014 | 6 March 2016 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 033.33 | |
| Emirates Club | 29 December 2016 | 31 October 2017 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 028.57 | |
| Fujairah | 29 May 2018 | February 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| Lebanon | 15 July 2021 | 30 March 2022 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 015.38 | |
| Czechia | 4 January 2024 | present | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 053.85 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 346 | 150 | 77 | 119 | 043.35 | |

## Honours
### Player

Sparta Prague
* Czechoslovak First League: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89
* Czechoslovak Cup: 1983–84, 1987–88, 1988–89
* Czech First League: 1996–97
Individual
* Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year: 1987, 1988

### Manager

Sparta Prague
* Czech First League: 1999–2000, 2000–01
Al-Ahli
* UAE Pro-League: 2008–09
* UAE Super Cup: 2009
Al-Hilal
* Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2011–12