Karol Dobiaš (born 18 December 1947) is a former Slovak football player and coach. During his career, he was a versatile player, mostly playing as either a defender or midfielder.

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Karol Dobiaš

Dobiaš in 1970
Personal information
Full name	Karol Dobiaš
Date of birth	(1947-12-18) 18 December 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth	Handlová, Czechoslovakia
Position(s)	Right back / Midfielder
Youth career
	Baník Handlová
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1977	Spartak Trnava	277	(11)
1977–1980	Bohemians Prague	67	(9)
1980–1983	Lokeren	68	(0)
1984	Racing Gand
Total		412	(20)
International career
1967–1980	Czechoslovakia	67	(6)
Managerial career
1984–1988	Bohemians Prague (youth)
1988	SK Hradec Králové
1990–1993	Zbrojovka Brno
1993–1994	Sparta Prague
1995	SK Sparta Krč
2003–2004	Bohemians Prague (assistant)
Medal record Representing  Czechoslovakia UEFA European Championship Winner 1976 Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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He was born in Handlová. His career started in Baník Handlová. In 1965 he moved to Spartak Trnava where he achieved the biggest success as a player. With Spartak he became a five time Czechoslovakian champion and won three national cups. In 1970 and 1971, he was named Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year.^[1] In 1977, he moved to Bohemians Prague.^[2] During his career he played 345 matches in the Czechoslovak league and scored 20 goals. In 1980, he was allowed to be transferred abroad and he went to KSC Lokeren in Belgium. He ended his career in 1984 at Racing Gand.

He was capped 67 times for Czechoslovakia, scored 6 goals. He was a participant at the 1970 FIFA World Cup^[3] and a member of Czechoslovak winning team at 1976 European Football Championship. In the 1976 final game Dobiaš scored a goal that gave Czechoslovakia a 2–0 lead against West Germany.

Dobias' first team as a manager was the youth squad of Bohemians Prague. In 1988/89 he managed SK Hradec Králové but was dismissed after the 14th game day. In September 1990 he was assigned manager of Zbrojovka Brno. The team was relegated and with Dobiaš it achieved a one-season comeback. In 1993/1994 he managed Sparta Prague^[4] and won the Czech league. Still he was fired after just two games the following season. In 1995/1996 he coached a minor Prague team SK Sparta Krč. Afterwards he worked for many years as a scout for Sparta Prague. For the 2003/2004 he was selected an assistant manager for Bohemians Prague but his contract was cancelled in January 2004.