Revolution in Dukla. Executive director Šrámek to go to competitor, Tomáš Mejzr to replace him in February

“It’s not easy for me to leave the position of executive director of Dukla, even considering my position in the table. But Slavia’s offer represents for me a huge professional challenge, further valuable experience and also a return to the place in where I started collecting my first football memories,” Šrámek wrote on Twitter. “Thanks to Dukla and especially to Mr. Paukner for not being afraid that I at my age will entrust him with a management position in a professional league club. During the whole period of cooperation, I felt his persistent interest in success, support and fairness, which he demonstrated even during my unplanned departure.

Šrámek has been the executive director of Dukla since August 2020, but has already held various positions at the club. “I deeply regret David Šrámek’s departure as Executive Director. I can compare his work with that of his two predecessors, and while each of them had some of their strengths, overall, David clearly surpassed them both,” the Dukla website said, quoting Bohumil Paukner, chairman of the board. .

Thirty-one-year-old Šrámek na Juliska has refreshed, for example, marketing. Last summer, after the arrival of coach Petr Rada, a funny video with a peculiar coach in the uniform of an army lieutenant and the slogan Now the war will begin scored points.

Šrámek is saying goodbye to Dukla at a time when the once famous brand is an average second division club. After the crash, Dejvice’s team are in thirteenth place, just one point above the relegation zone. The era of Tomáš Mejzr, who joined Dukla the previous year, will begin at Juliska in February.

“The conditions in which Dukla Football operates are quite atypical compared to other professional clubs, and there is little time to train those who are just starting to familiarize themselves with how it works. For this reason, the choice fell on Tomáš Mejzr, who he didn’t get the opportunity to gain experience at the club for all of David Šrámek’s time, but his personality traits suggest that he can handle the demanding job,” added Bohumil Paukner.