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Czech Player Union Demands Lifetime Ban for Coach Vlachovsky

3/3/2026

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The Czech player union seeks a lifetime ban on coach Petr Vlachovsky after his conviction for secretly filming female players.
Vlachovsky received a suspended one-year sentence and a five-year coaching ban, which the union calls insufficient.
The union notes he previously coached the Czech under-19 women’s team and could return by 2030, while Fifpro seeks cross-border information-sharing after a lenient Austrian case.

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The Czech player union seeks a lifetime ban on coach Petr Vlachovsky after his conviction for secretly filming female players.
Vlachovsky received a suspended one-year sentence and a five-year coaching ban, which the union calls insufficient.
The union notes he previously coached the Czech under-19 women’s team and could return by 2030, while Fifpro seeks cross-border information-sharing after a lenient Austrian case.