Michal Gašparík (born 1981)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Trnava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Górnik Zabrze (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1999 | Spartak Trnava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Spartak Trnava | 119 | (12) |
| 2005 | → Senec (loan) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Baník Most | 42 | (7) |
| 2007–2010 | Teplice | 21 | (0) |
| 2010 | → DAC Dunajská Streda (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2011 | Górnik Zabrze | 15 | (3) |
| 2012 | Spartak Trnava | 28 | (4) |
| 2013 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 28 | (4) |
| 2014 | Spartak Trnava | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | Iskra Borčice | 9 | (3) |
| 2015 | Gabčíkovo | 15 | (12) |
| 2015 | Skalica | 18 | (5) |
| 2016 | SC Wieselburg | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2025 | Spartak Trnava | ||
| 2025– | Górnik Zabrze | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michal Gašparík (born 19 December 1981) is a Slovak professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of Polish Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.[1]
A midfielder by position, Gašparík spent his playing career in the professional leagues of Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland, playing in the Slovak First Football League, Czech First League and Ekstraklasa.
Playing career
Gašparík joined Most of the Czech First League on a one-and-a-half-year contract in January 2006, having played for the senior team of Spartak Trnava in his native Slovakia for five and a half seasons.[2] He joined fellow Czech First League side Teplice under head coach Petr Rada in July 2007, scoring on his debut for the club in a friendly against Slavia Prague.[3] He spent time on loan in Slovakia with DAC Dunajská Streda before joining Górnik Zabrze of Poland in January 2011.[4] He returned to Trnava on loan in the spring part of the 2011–12 season, before making the move permanent in July 2012.[5]
Managerial career
Gašparík became a first-team manager of Spartak Trnava in January 2021, signing a three-year contract.[6] In January 2024, he prolonged his contract with Spartak Trnava until June 2026.[7]
Having won the Slovak Cup three times, Gašparík announced on 6 June 2025 that he was joining Polish club Górnik Zabrze as the manager on a two-year deal, taking assistant coaches Tomáš Prisztács and Marian Hodulik with him.[8]
Personal life
Gašparík has a brother, Richard. His parents are father Michal Gašparík, who was also a footballer, and mother Viera, who played handball.[9]
Managerial statistics
- As of 5 December 2025
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Spartak Trnava | 1 January 2021 | 6 June 2025 | 202 | 112 | 38 | 52 | 355 | 214 | +141 | 55.45 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 1 July 2025 | Present | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 57.14 |
| Total | 223 | 124 | 41 | 58 | 392 | 240 | +152 | 55.61 | ||
Honours
Manager
Spartak Trnava
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Coach of the Month: October 2025[10]
References
- ^ "Michał Gašparík nowym trenerem Górnika Zabrze!". Górnik Zabrze (in Polish). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Gebert, Tomáš (26 January 2006). "Otec je spokojený, drží mi palce, říká Gašparík". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Gašparík: Přesvědčil mě trenér Rada". Deník (in Czech). 2 July 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Michal Gašparík będzie występował w Górniku Zabrze". pilka.sport24.pl. 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012.
- ^ "Trnava sa dohodla so Zabrze, Gašparík zostáva v Spartaku". Sportnet (in Slovak). SITA. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ Trnava má nového trénera. Hrnčára nahradil odchovanec Spartaka 02.01.2021, sportnet.sme.sk
- ^ Gašparík predĺžil zmluvu o ďalšie dva roky 25.01.2024, fcspartaktrnava.com
- ^ "Je to oficiálne. Gašparík opúšťa Trnavu, našiel si nový klub. Zo Spartaka navyše neodchádza sám". Športweb.sk (in Slovak). 6 June 2025.
- ^ "FOTO Výsledok jej náladu nepokazil: Mama Michala Gašparíka hrdo fandila zverencom svojho syna". sport24.sk (in Slovak). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Trener Października 2025: Michal Gasparik (Górnik Zabrze)" [Coach of the Month for October 2025: Michal Gasparik (Górnik Zabrze)] (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
External links
- Michal Gašparík at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Michal Gašparík – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Guardian Football
