Jaroslav Šilhavý

Jaroslav Šilhavý
Šilhavý in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-11-03) 3 November 1961
Place of birth Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1967–1975 TJ Chotěšov
1975–1978 ČSAD Plzeň
1978–1979 Škoda Plzeň
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Škoda Plzeň 8 (0)
1980–1990 RH Cheb 243 (9)
1990–1994 Slavia Prague 83 (3)
1994–1997 Petra Drnovice 69 (8)
1997–1999 Viktoria Žižkov 62 (5)
Total 465 (25)
International career
1980–1988 Czechoslovakia U21 18 (0)
1990–1991 Czechoslovakia 4 (0)
1992 Czechoslovakia B 1 (0)
Managerial career
2005–2007 Sparta Prague B
2007–2008 SK Kladno
2008 Viktoria Plzeň
2001–2009 Czech Republic (assistant)
2009–2011 Dynamo České Budějovice
2011–2014 Slovan Liberec
2014–2015 FK Baumit Jablonec
2016 FK Dukla Prague
2016–2017 Slavia Prague
2018–2023 Czech Republic
2024 Oman
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jaroslav Šilhavý (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslaf ˈʃɪlhaviː]; born 3 November 1961) is a Czech professional football manager and former player.

As a player, Šilhavý made a total of 464 top flight appearances spanning the end of the Czechoslovak First League and the beginning of the Czech First League, scoring 25 goals. His 464 appearances was a Czech league record until 6 November 2022, when Šilhavý was surpassed by Milan Petržela. His son, Tomáš Šilhavý, also played football in the Czech First League.

As a manager, Šilhavý won the 2011–12 Czech First League with Slovan Liberec. He has also had spells managing other top flight clubs in the Czech Republic, including Kladno, Viktoria Plzeň and Dynamo České Budějovice. He was an assistant manager for the Czech Republic national team from 2001 to 2009 before eventually taking full charge in 2018, later resigning in 2023 after qualifying the team for UEFA Euro 2024. In 2024, he was appointed the head coach of Oman, but last only seven months.