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Jarolim, 59, was a Czechoslovakia international and played
for three years at Rouen in France in the late 1980s.
He has had two decades of coaching experience mostly with Czech
and Slovak clubs as well as teams in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi,
winning several trophies. He joins the national team from Czech
top division team Mlada Boleslav.
Jarolim replaces Pavel Vrba who left to join Russia's Anzhi
Makhachkala after the Czech Repoublic finished bottom of Group D
with one point form three matches at Euro 2016.
"The first step will be to build a team that can try to qualify
for the 2018 World Cup," Czech FA chief Miroslav Pelta said in a
statement referring to the tournament in Russia.
The Czechs have lost talismanic goalkeeper Petr Cech, who
retired from international football after the Euro 2016.
There is also a question mark over the future of captain Tomas
Rosicky, who has suffered a string of injuries in recent years
including at the Euros. (Reporting by Jan Lopatka; Editing by
Ken Ferris)
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