Top Sport Management
Czech Talent Hub

Czechia

€25mm

Key Facts

Founded: 2013 (11 March 2013)
Headquarters: Rybniční 419, Teplice – Řetenice, 415 03, Czech Republic
Players: 50+ (1st tier: 22) – Total market value: approx. €24.85m
FIFA/FA registration: Licensed player agent, Czech-based intermediary
Languages: Czech, English
Regions covered: Czech Republic, Slovakia, wider Central Europe; placements into Italy and the Netherlands
Email: hrdlicka@topsportm.cz
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/top_sport_management
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/TOP-SPORT-Management

About

Top Sport Management is a Czech football agency based in Teplice with more than 10 years of activity on the domestic and international market. The agency focuses exclusively on footballers, combining career management with strong support for personal development, education and life after football. Its portfolio is built mainly around Czech talents in the domestic top divisions, complemented by cross-border moves into leagues such as Italy (Venezia) and the Netherlands (SC Heerenveen). The agency presents itself as flexible, proactive and strongly service-oriented, with a holistic offering that includes sport, health, financial literacy and post-career planning.

Key People

• CEO / Founder:

  • Martin Hrdlička – Founder, sole owner and managing director of Top Sport Management s.r.o.; long-time Czech football intermediary and local football official.

• Managing Director / Head of Football:

  • Martin Hrdlička – Leads sporting strategy, key negotiations and long-term career planning for top clients.

• Licensed agents:

  • Martin Hrdlička – Licensed intermediary and the agency’s primary registered agent.

• Scouting & backroom team (selection):

  • Jiří Zíma – Head of Scouting

  • Ondřej Brusch – Scout

  • Jakub Chleboun – Scout

  • Vlastimil Chytrý – Scout

  • Michal Doležal – Scout

  • Adam Janás – Scout

Client Roster

Top players and talents (current)

• Lukáš Provod (SK Slavia Praha) – 23 October 1996

• Štěpán Chaloupek (SK Slavia Praha) – 8 March 2003

• Daniel Fila (Venezia FC) – 21 August 2002

• Denis Halinský (FK Teplice) – 9 April 2003

• Václav Sejk (SC Heerenveen) – 18 May 2002

• Tomáš Král (MFK Ružomberok) – 26 October 2004

• Filip Čihák (FC Hradec Králové) – 10 July 1999

• Jakub Martinec (AC Sparta Praha) – 13 March 1998

• Jan Knapík (FC Slovan Liberec) – 11 December 2000

• Daniel Samek (SK Artis Brno) – 19 February 2004

• Marek Icha (FC Slovan Liberec) – 14 March 2002

• Oliver Velich (FC Zbrojovka Brno) – 12 June 2001

• Jan Matoušek (Bohemians Praha 1905) – 9 May 1998

• Jakub Selnar (FC Zbrojovka Brno) – 13 April 2000

• Petr Kodeš (FC Hradec Králové) – 31 January 1996

• Robert Jukl (FK Teplice) – 28 October 1998

• Ondřej Čoudek (SK Artis Brno) – 25 October 2004

• Jiří Borek (1. FC Slovácko) – 23 September 2002

• Daniel Kozma (FK Dukla Praha) – 26 August 1995

• Patrik Žitný (FC Zbrojovka Brno) – 21 January 1999

• František Čech (FC Hradec Králové) – 12 June 1998

• Dominik Pleštil (Bohemians Praha 1905) – 9 August 1999

• Martin Šubert (FK Mladá Boleslav) – 13 August 2002

• David Machalík (FC Zlín) – 21 June 1996

• Ondřej Ullman (FS Jelgava) – 2 April 2000

(Roster here is a curated selection; the full list extends beyond these names.)

Notable former clients

• Several former Czech First League players and foreign professionals previously represented by the agency; individual names vary over time and are not all publicly documented.

Coaches / Staff represented

• No widely publicised staff or head coaches directly represented; the agency’s public focus is almost entirely on players.

Notable Deals

• 2025 – Daniel Fila – SK Slavia Praha to Venezia FC
  Permanent transfer to Italy with a long-term contract reportedly running until 2029; fee officially undisclosed but regarded as one of the higher-profile moves for a Czech U21 forward in recent years.

• 2024 – Štěpán Chaloupek – FK Teplice to SK Slavia Praha
  Highly rated centre-back moved from Teplice to Slavia on a multi-year deal (contract currently to 2028), consolidating his status as one of the top young Czech defenders and subsequently reaching the senior national team.

• 2025 – Jakub Martinec – FK Jablonec to AC Sparta Praha
  Central defender’s transfer from Jablonec to Sparta Praha, strengthening Sparta’s back line and giving the player a first move to one of the country’s biggest clubs.

• 2025 – Martin Šubert – Slavia Praha to FK Mladá Boleslav
  Midfielder’s permanent move to Mladá Boleslav, where he is expected to get regular first-team minutes in the Czech top tier.

• 2025 – Tomáš Král – FK Mladá Boleslav to MFK Ružomberok (Slovakia)
  Young centre-back’s first foreign move, switching from Mladá Boleslav to Slovak side Ružomberok; considered an important step in his development with regular senior football abroad.

• 2023–2024 – Domestic contract extensions (various)
  Multiple renewal deals for players at FK Teplice, FC Hradec Králové and other Czech league clubs, often turning promising youngsters into established first-team regulars; exact terms typically undisclosed.

Services

• Career strategy & contract negotiation

• Domestic and international transfers, loans and trial arrangements

• Ongoing communication with clubs and coaches

• Health support – coordination with medical specialists, physios and mental-health experts

• Nutrition & fitness – access to nutrition planning and healthy-lifestyle specialists

• Financial literacy – accounting, tax and financial advisory with emphasis on savings and long-term planning

• Legal support – contract review via external sports-law partners

• Education support – help balancing school and football, arranging studies or football scholarships abroad

• Post-career planning – support in preparing for a “second career” after football

• Media & PR basics – help with interviews, social media behaviour and professional image

Partner Network

• Czech top-flight and second-tier clubs (FK Teplice, Slavia Praha, Sparta Praha, FC Hradec Králové, FK Dukla Praha, FC Zbrojovka Brno, FK Mladá Boleslav, FC Zlín, 1. FC Slovácko and others)

• Foreign clubs engaging Czech talent (e.g. Venezia FC, SC Heerenveen, MFK Ružomberok, FS Jelgava)

• Local academies and youth clubs in North Bohemia and wider Czech Republic

• Medical and performance specialists (physios, doctors, conditioning coaches)

• Financial, accounting and tax advisors

• Education and language-course providers

Track Record (last 3 seasons – indicative)

• Total transfers completed: Approx. 25–35 transactions (domestic moves, cross-border transfers and loans) since 2022/23

• Deals ≥ €10m: 0

• Clients in top-5 association countries (Italy, Netherlands): 1–3 at any given time (e.g. Daniel Fila at Venezia FC, Václav Sejk at SC Heerenveen)

• National team clients:

  • 1 recent senior Czech international (Štěpán Chaloupek)

  • Several Czech U21 and youth internationals (e.g. Daniel Fila, Václav Sejk, Tomáš Král, František Čech)

• Renewal/extension deals: Double-digit number of contract renewals in Czech First League and second tier over the period, often turning loans or short-term deals into longer cooperation

Approach & Philosophy

Top Sport Management leans heavily into long-term development of Czech players rather than pure short-term trading. The agency focuses on building clear career pathways – from academy to first-team football, then to foreign leagues where it makes sense – and is known for keeping a strong presence in North Bohemia while operating nationally.

Scouting is data-informed but still very relationship-driven: the agency works closely with local clubs and coaches and then places selected players into higher-exposure environments such as Slavia, Sparta or top foreign clubs. For established players, they emphasise stability and well-timed moves rather than frequent transfers.

In negotiations, the agency tends to prioritise playing time, sporting project and long-term progression over maximum short-term salary, especially for younger clients. For senior players, the focus shifts towards contract security and maximising career-peak earnings in line with market conditions.

Fees & Transparency

• Typical commission range around standard market levels (roughly 3–10 % of gross salary on playing contracts), negotiated individually

• Dual representation possible but handled in line with FIFA and FAČR regulations and with written consent from all parties

• Image-rights and performance bonuses usually structured inside club contracts; external commercial deals handled case-by-case

• Operational and scouting costs generally borne by the agency; extra individual services (e.g. personal trainers, special programmes) are agreed individually

Compliance & Reputation

• Disciplinary actions / sanctions: No publicly reported disciplinary sanctions or major regulatory penalties involving the agency or its principal.

• Litigation / disputes: No major court disputes tied to the agency are publicly documented; any minor contractual disagreements have not drawn notable media attention.

• Media sentiment: Overall positive to neutral, with coverage centred on the progression of individual players (especially Chaloupek, Fila, Martinec and other youngsters) rather than on the agency brand itself.

Awards / Recognition

• No major international agency awards are publicly associated with Top Sport Management.

• Several of its players have earned club-level awards and national-team call-ups (youth and senior), which indirectly underline the agency’s effectiveness in player development.