Vecera vacates Brno post
Monday, November 24, 2003
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Karel Vecera has been sacked as coach of 1. FC Brno following his team's slump in the Czech First Division.
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Loss of form
Brno led the league after four games of the season but have won only one of their last eleven matches to slump to ninth place. Saturday's 1-1 home draw with FC Marila Príbram brought an end to Vecera's reign, which began in 2001. His team also lost in the UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals against Spain's Villarreal CF.
Caretaker appointed
Reserve-team coach Stanislav Schwarz has taken charge for Saturday's trip to SFC Opava, Brno's final game before the winter break. A permanent appointment will be made later. Brno are the seventh top-flight club to change coach this season, following 1. FC Synot, Príbram, FK Jablonec 97, FK Chmel Blšany, FK Viktoria Žižkov and Opava.
