Women's coach given lifetime ban for secret filming
Summary
A former women’s football coach, Petr Vlachovsky, was banned for life by UEFA for secretly filming female players in changing rooms and showers. He had already received a suspended prison sentence and a coaching ban in the Czech Republic after being convicted of filming 14 players over four years.Key Facts
- Petr Vlachovsky coached women’s teams at 1. FC Slovacko for almost 15 years.
- He secretly filmed 14 players, some as young as 17, over four years using a hidden camera in a backpack.
- Vlachovsky was arrested in September 2023 after police found the footage online.
- He was convicted in the Czech Republic and given a suspended one-year prison sentence and a five-year coaching ban last year.
- UEFA’s disciplinary body banned him for life from any football-related activity.
- UEFA asked FIFA to extend the ban worldwide and ordered the Czech Football Association to revoke his coaching license.
- Some victims have spoken publicly about the fear and anxiety caused by the secret recordings.
- Vlachovsky had previously coached the Czech Republic Under-19 women’s team and was once named the country’s best women’s coach.
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