František Straka

Personal information
František Straka
Full name	František Straka
Date of birth	May 21 1958 (1958-05-21) (age 51)
Place of birth	České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth clubs
1966-1977 1977-1979	Dynamo České Budějovice VTJ Tachov
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1979-1988 1988-1991 1991-1992 1992-1996 1996-1998	TJ Sparta Praha ČKD Borussia Mönchengladbach Hansa Rostock Wuppertaler SV Viktoria Köln	223 (10) 081 0(1) 034 0(0) 064 0(3)
National team
1983-1990	Czechoslovakia	035 0(0)
Teams managed
2000-2002 2002-2004 2004 2005 2006 2006 2007-present	Wuppertaler SV FK Teplice AC Sparta Praha LR Ahlen Viktoria Plzeň FC Wacker Tirol Dynamo České Budějovice
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

František Straka (born May 21 1958 in České Budějovice) is a Czech football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia.

He was a participant in the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

He has got the German citizenship and is fluent in German. Fans often call him "Franz Straka".

v • d • e Czechoslovakia squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Stejskal • 2 Bielik • 3 Kadlec • 4 Hašek • 5 Kocian • 6 Straka • 7 Bílek • 8 Chovanec • 9 Kubík • 10 Skuhravý • 11 Moravčík • 12 Fieber • 13 Němec • 14 Weiss • 15 Kinier • 16 Hýravý • 17 Knoflíček • 18 Luhový • 19 Griga • 20 Němeček • 21 Mikloško • 22 Palúch • Coach: Vengloš