{{Short description|Czech football manager (born 1965)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Miroslav Soukup | image = Miroslav Soukup.jpg | caption = Soukup as Bahrain manager in 2019 | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|11|13|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Prachatice]], Czechoslovakia | height = | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[FK Tatran Prachatice|Tatran Prachatice]] | years1 = 1983–1985 | years2 = 1985–1987 | years3 = 1987–1990 | years4 = 1990–1995 | years5 = 1995–1997 | years6 = 1997–2001 | clubs1 = [[Tatran Prachatice]] | clubs2 = RH Žižkov | clubs3 = [[Tatran Prachatice]] | clubs4 = TV Freyung | clubs5 = FC Salzweg | clubs6 = TV Freyung | manageryears1 = 1995–2000 | manageryears2 = 1995–1997 | manageryears3 = 1997–2001 | manageryears4 = 2001–2003 | manageryears5 = 2001–2004 | manageryears6 = 2004–2008 | manageryears7 = 2004–2005 | manageryears8 = 2005–2006 | manageryears9 = 2006–2007 | manageryears10 = 2007–2008 | manageryears11 = 2008–2009 | manageryears12 = 2010–2012 | manageryears13 = 2012–2013 | manageryears14 = 2014–2016 | manageryears15 = 2016–2019 | managerclubs1 = [[Tatran Prachatice]] (youth) | managerclubs2 = FC Salzweg (player-manager) | managerclubs3 = TV Freyung (player-manager) | managerclubs4 = [[Tatran Prachatice]] | managerclubs5 = [[SK Dynamo České Budějovice|České Budějovice]] (youth) | managerclubs6 = [[FC Zbrojovka Brno|Zbrojovka Brno]] (assistant) | managerclubs7 = [[Czech Republic national under-18 football team|Czech Republic U18]] | managerclubs8 = [[Czech Republic national under-19 football team|Czech Republic U19]] | managerclubs9 = [[Czech Republic national under-20 football team|Czech Republic U20]] | managerclubs10 = [[Czech Republic national under-21 football team|Czech Republic U21]] | managerclubs11 = [[Egypt national under-20 football team|Egypt U20]] | managerclubs12 = [[1. FC Slovácko|Slovácko]] | managerclubs13 = [[SK Dynamo České Budějovice|České Budějovice]] | managerclubs14 = [[Yemen national football team|Yemen]] | managerclubs15 = [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] | manageryears16 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs16 = [[Iraq national under-23 football team|Iraq U23]] | manageryears17 = 2022–2024 | managerclubs17 = [[Yemen national football team|Yemen]] | medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|CZE}}}} <small>(as manager)</small> {{MedalComp|[[FIFA U-20 World Cup]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2007]]|}} }}
'''Miroslav Soukup''' (born 13 November 1965) is a Czech [[association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former player who formerly managed the [[Yemen national football team|Yemen national team]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-03 |title=خليجي 25.. ميروسلاف سكوب يعود إلى منتخب اليمن |url=https://al-ain.com/article/miroslav-soukup-yemen-team-gulf-cup |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=العين الإخبارية |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yemeni football team's coach arrives in Cairo |url=https://en.ypagency.net/278597/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Yemen Press Agency |date=16 November 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> Previously, he was in charge of the [[Iraq national under-23 football team|Iraq national Olympic team]].
==Managerial career== He was one of the managers leading successful [[Czech Republic national under-20 football team]], runners-up at the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] held in [[Canada]] and was also manager of bronze medal [[Czech Republic national under-19 football team]] at the [[2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe164441/miroslav-soukup/| title = Miroslav Soukup}}</ref> He was manager of [[Egypt national under-20 football team]] from early 2008 until late 2009, during which time he led the team as the host nation at the [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup]], where they advanced from the group stage before losing to [[Costa Rica national under-20 football team|Costa Rica]] in the last 16.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/sport_fotbal/miroslav-soukup-zrejme-skonci-u-egyptske-20-_200910081944_sport|title=Miroslav Soukup zřejmě skončí u egyptské "20"|language=cs|work=[[Czech Radio]]|date=8 October 2009|access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>
He became the coach of [[1. FC Slovácko]], replacing [[Josef Mazura]] on 18 April 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/ve-fotbalovem-slovacku-padl-trener-mazura-strida-ho-soukup-p41-/fotbal.asp?c=A100418_170514_fotbal_mn|title=Ve fotbalovém Slovácku padl trenér Mazura, střídá ho Soukup|language=Czech|publisher=idnes.cz|date=18 April 2010|accessdate=29 May 2011}}</ref> After losing the opening three games of the [[2012–13 Czech First League]], Soukup was relieved of his duties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/miroslav-soukup-a-slovacko-odvolani-trenera-f3k-/fotbal.aspx?c=A120814_165016_fotbal_pes|title=Slovácký zmar odnesl kouč Soukup. Klub jedná s ústeckým koučem Habancem|language=Czech|publisher=idnes.cz|date=14 August 2012|accessdate=26 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106191123/http://fotbal.idnes.cz/miroslav-soukup-a-slovacko-odvolani-trenera-f3k-/fotbal.aspx?c=A120814_165016_fotbal_pes|archive-date=6 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Soukup was not out of football for long, as he took over at Czech First League side [[SK Dynamo České Budějovice]] in September 2012 following the dismissal of [[František Cipro]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/trener-cipro-skoncil-v-ceskych-budejovicich-fzs-/fotbal.aspx?c=A120903_094445_fotbal_min|title=Už třetí tým fotbalové ligy mění trenéra, v Budějovicích skončil Cipro|language=Czech|publisher=idnes.cz|date=3 September 2012|accessdate=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102073629/http://fotbal.idnes.cz/trener-cipro-skoncil-v-ceskych-budejovicich-fzs-/fotbal.aspx?c=A120903_094445_fotbal_min|archive-date=2 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> He didn't last long as he was sacked in the winter break of the 2012–13 season after a 6–1 [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] loss to [[FK Mladá Boleslav|Mladá Boleslav]] in February 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.denik.cz/fotbal/soukup-v-budejovicich-skoncil-tym-povedou-v-jarni-casti-asistenti-20130219.html|title=Soukup po debaklu v Budějovicích skončil, tým zatím povedou asistenti|language=Czech|publisher=denik.cz|date=19 February 2013|accessdate=9 April 2013}}</ref> On 13 May 2014 he was confirmed as the head coach of [[Yemen national football team]]. On 27 July 2016, Soukup was appointed as the new manager of the [[Bahrain national football team]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Soukup signs on as head coach of senior team |url=http://www.bfa.bh/en/media/news/288 |website=Bahrain Football Association |date=27 July 2016 |accessdate=9 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110110605/http://www.bfa.bh/en/media/news/288 |archive-date=10 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Under his guidance, Bahrain progressed to the knockout stage for the first time since 2004, and it was considered as a success. Despite this, Soukup left the position after the Asian Cup. In 2022 he became Yemen national team manager for the second time, but had to fulfil his duties remotely due to the security situation in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/sport-fotbal-jina-liga-mam-smlouvu-dokud-me-nevyhodi-cesky-kouc-trenuje-jemen-na-dalku-229009|title=„Mám smlouvu, dokud mě nevyhodí.“ Český kouč trénuje Jemen na dálku|language=cs|first=Stanislav|last=Hrabě|work=seznamzpravy.cz|date=7 April 2023|access-date=15 March 2025}}</ref>
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{{Bahrain squad 2019 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Navboxes |title = Miroslav Soukup managerial positions |list1 = {{Yemen national football team managers}} {{Bahrain national football team managers}} }} {{Authority control}}
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