Filip Jícha

Filip Jícha
Filip Jícha
	Jicha with THW Kiel in 2023
Personal information
Born	19 April 1982 (age 42); Starý Plzenec, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czech
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	THW Kiel (manager)
Youth career
Years	Team
1988–1995	Starý Plzenec
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1995–2000	Slavia Plzeň
2000–2003	Dukla Prague; Lokomotiva Louny
2003–2005	St. Otmar St. Gallen
2005–2007	TBV Lemgo
2007–2015	THW Kiel
2015–2017	FC Barcelona
National team
Years	Team
2000–2016	Czech Republic
Teams managed
2018–2019	THW Kiel (assistant)
2019–	THW Kiel

Filip Jícha (born 19 April 1982) is a former Czech handballer. He most recently played for Spanish handball team FC Barcelona. He also played for the Czech national team.^[2] Currently he is the head coach of his former club, German handball team THW Kiel. His biggest success as a coach has been winning the EHF Champions League with THW Kiel in the 2019-2020 season.^[3]

Awards

IHF World Handball Player of the Year: 2010^[4]

References

^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^ "Házená je můj život, odpovídal čtenářům iDNES.cz reprezentant Filip Jícha". Mladá fronta DNES. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
^ "Kiel at the top of Europe again". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ Neagu and Jicha World Handball Players of the Year 2010

Awards
Preceded by Sławomir Szmal	IHF World Player of the Year – Men 2010	Succeeded by Mikkel Hansen
Preceded by Nikola Karabatić	Most Valuable Player of Handball European Championship 2010	Succeeded by Momir Ilić

[1] "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

[2] "Házená je můj život, odpovídal čtenářům iDNES.cz reprezentant Filip Jícha". Mladá fronta DNES. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2010.

[3] "Kiel at the top of Europe again". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[4] Neagu and Jicha World Handball Players of the Year 2010

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