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Slovakia wants Plzen coach Vrba

8 February 2012-AP

The Slovak football federation says it wants Viktoria Plzen coach Pavel Vrba to take over the national team.

The federation says chairman Jan Kovacik has been given a mandate to negotiate a deal with the Czech coach.

The 48-year-old Vrba would replace Vladimir Weiss, whose contract was terminated in January after the team's failure to qualify for EURO 2012.

Vrba led Plzen to its first Czech league title and earned a spot in the UEFA Europa League after finishing third in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League behind Barcelona and AC Milan.

Vrba, whose contract with Plzen expires in 2013, says he is honoured but has to discuss the situation with Plzen's owners.

He was a Slovakia assistant coach in 2006-2007.

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