Brückner turns down offer to replace Vrba at Viktoria Plzeň

Former Czech national team manager Karel Brückner has turned down the chance of taking the helm at the club Viktoria Plzeň. Brückner who recently turned 74 led a Czech team featuring the likes of Pavel Nedved and Karel Poborsky to the semi-finals of Euro 2004 but has not worked since 2009. Plzeň offered him the job following the news that Pavel Vrba, who has led the club to unprecedented success, will become national team boss in January.

Author: Ian Willoughby