Coaches

Our coaches

The International Football Academy MSM in Prague works closely with leading clubs in the Czech Republic, Germany, and Austria, and our coaches are proud of their high qualifications, rich experience of personal professional performance as players for leading clubs in Europe, and the successful training of young football players for the Czech Premier League. In the daily training sessions held under their leadership at the International Football Academy of MSM, they use the same intensity, principles, and methods as the Czech major league teams, as well as the most successful European clubs. The Academy has 4 main trainers, as well as more than 5 assistant trainers (men and women) who speak English, Czech, and Russian. The focus during training is going on theory, physics, technology, the mental growth of players, and their transition from youthful football to adult. All head coaches have PRO or A category coaching licenses. We choose our coaches not only for their knowledge, rich experience, and coaching abilities but also for their commitment to creating a fun, positive, and fair atmosphere in the team, conducting quality professional training for all players, and for their passion for football as a way of life.

Coaches

Mikhail Starostyak

Coach

Played professionally on the right flank of defence. Born in the village of Grusiatichi in Lviv region. Started playing football in the children’s team of a native village. After graduating the 9th grade, Mykhailo moved to Ivano-Frankivsk, he entered the Technical School of Physical Education, specialty “Football”, where he continued to play for the team of the technical school.

In 1993, joined Ivano-Frankivsk-based “Prykarpattya” and two years later joined “Shakhtar Donetsk” where he played nine seasons, participating in over 210+ games. During this time he won four Ukrainian Cups and helped “Shakhtar” win the domestic league title for the first time in 2002. As a player for Shakhtar , he was invited to the Ukraine national team in 1997 where he played 17 games.

After “Shakhtar Donetsk”, he spent two seasons in the Russian “Shinnik”, and since 2007, two more seasons in the Azerbaijani “Simurg” as a captain, where he finished active performances on the football field. After his playing career ended, he began coaching at “Shakhtar Donetsk”.

Defender 1992 — 2004

Professional football player

  • 1992-1995 Prykarpattya – UA (97 games)
  • 1995-2004 Shakhtar Donetsk – UA (218 games)
  • 2004-2005 Shinnik Yaroslavl – RU (42 games)
  • 2005-2006 Kryvbas – UA (10 games)
  • 2007-2009 Simurg – AZE (63 games)
  • 1997-2004 Ukraine National team (17 games)

Coach 2010 — Present

Professional football coach

  • 2010-2015 Shakhtar Donetsk U17,U19,U21
  • 2015-2016 Illichivets (UA) – Second team
  • 2016-2021 Shakhtar Donetsk U19,U21, second team
  • 2021-2022 Minay (UA) – main team
  • 2022 Niva (UA) – main team
  • Licensed UEFA Category A,B coach
  • UEFA Category PRO candidate
  • Champion of Ukraine in 2002.
  • The silver prize-winner of the Championships of Ukraine 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
    2001, 2003, 2004.
  • Winner of the Cup of Ukraine 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2004.
  • Finalist of the Cup of Ukraine in 2003
  • State awards: Order “For labour and valour”. Awarded by the President of
  • Ukraine for the weighty contribution into the development of sport and physical culture.
  • Ambassador of humanitarian organization UNICEF

IGOR IUKHYMENKO

Coach

Began football career at the age of 8 in the legendary Dynamo Kyiv in 1976. The first coaches in the past were well-known Dynamo football players as Vladimir Onishchenko and Alexander Shpakov, who later noticed and invited to the club the legendary Andrey Shevchenko.

Played at the position of the middle and extreme right striker. Distinctive features were an incredibly high speed and a very strong impact on both legs. Together with the team he became the winner of the Kyiv Cup and the champion of Ukraine among juniors.

Later played for the club Metalist Kyiv under the well-known coach and former player of SKA Kyiv Pavel Bogodelov, and in the period of service in the army for the representation of Tashkent and Samarkand region of the Uzbek SSR at the USSR armed forces championship in the distant 1987-1989. Later, returned to the Metalist team and ended his career there in 1994.

Throughout conscious life played and still try to play just for health with former players from different countries in Kyiv, and now since 2011 in Prague. From the work of the coach I get real pleasure by passing on my knowledge and many years of experience to young gifts. I always adhered to the life credo “what in this world do we remain in memory in our children and disciples?”

МАРТИН ФРИДЕК

MARTIN FRYDEK

Coach

His first appearance happened in 1990 as part of AC Sparta Prague – first large football team in Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic. He scored 27 goals for Sparta in the 7 years with the team. He took part in European Cup Championship semifinals and quarter finals of the Cup Winners’ Cup. As part of AC Sparta, he won titles in national championships in 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997, and cups in 1992, 1993 and 1996. After the Europe Championship in 1996 Martin moved to Germany, where he had signed a contact with the FC Bayer Leverkusen. At the end of his career he played in FK Semice and FK Dukla Prague. As for Eurocups — his overall statistics are as follows: 18 games in European Champion Cup (also known as UEFA Champions League), 12 games in each of Cup Winners’ Cup and UEFA . In total, he scored 3 goals is Eurocups. (One of these goals allowed Sparta to beat Marseille in the second round of European Champions Cup in 1991/1992). As a part of the national football team he took part in 37 games, 8 of those were for Czechoslovakia and 29 for the Czech Republic, and he scored 4 goals. He is a silver medal winner EURO 1996. Also, he played in the FIFA Confederation Cup in 1997. At the moment Martin Frydek is a head coach of FC Loko Vltavin.

ЕВА ГАНЯКОВА

EVA HANIAKOVA

Coach

Eva is a former football player and the former captain of the women’s national football team of the Czech Republic. Currently, she is the head of the Czech youth football team. Eva Haniakova has been working in the AC Sparta Praha academy for a while as the head coach of the U17 women’s team. As of today, this team has been showing excellent results. Thanks to Eva’s unique coaching methods and high-quality tactical training, many strong football players have graduated from the academy. Eva Haniakova is a frequent participant of football conferences and master classes, which take place in Europe and all over the world. In 2014, she was awarded the prestigious award of Doctor of Science of Václav Jírů for her invaluable contribution to the development of Czech football.

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