Václav Němeček (born 25 January 1967 in Hradec Králové) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2] He played for Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic national teams. As a combined total for them, Němeček played 60 matches and scored six goals. At club level, he played for FC Hradec Králové, AC Sparta Prague, Toulouse FC, Servette Geneva and Dalian Wanda FC.
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| Date of birth | 25 January 1967 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1985 | Spartak Hradec Králové | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1985–1992 | Sparta Prague | 174 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1995 | Toulouse | 60 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Servette | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Sparta Prague | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Dalian Wanda FC | 49 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 320 | (38) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1993[1][better source needed] | Czechoslovakia | 40 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996[1][better source needed] | Czech Republic | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Biography
editNěmeček was born in Hradec Králové, and grew up in a nearby village of Libčany.[3]
As a footballer of Sparta Prague, Němeček played in a 3–2 loss against FC Barcelona at the 1991–92 UEFA Cup.[4] He spent three seasons in Toulouse between 1992 and 1995[5] before joining Servette afterwards.[6] At international level, Němeček participated at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996.[7]
After football, he took the exams and obtained the license of the footballer with his former Servette teammate, Walter Fernandez.[8]
Honours
editSparta Prague
- Czechoslovak First League: 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91
- Gambrinus liga: 1997–98
- Czechoslovak Cup: 1988, 1989, 1992
Dalian Wanda FC
References
edit- ^ a b "Vaclav Nemecek | International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Václav Němeček: Gól proti Barceloně mi pomohl k přestupu do Francie". Fortuna Liga (in Czech). 30 January 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Tůma, Jiří (10 August 2021). "Němeček zase obul kopačky. Moc už nehraju, řekl. Za slovy ke Spartě si stojí". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Camp Nou na vlastní kůži: Česká rarita! Němeček v Barceloně debutoval a porazil ji dvakrát". Sport.cz (in Czech). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Šmíd, Jan (13 June 2016). "Eurodeník | 2. díl: Václav Němeček hrál v Toulouse tři roky. Uchvátila ho tamní gastronomie". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Weidenthaler, Adam; Markup, Michal (19 September 2023). "Z klubu mi zůstali kamarádi, vzpomíná Němeček na fotbal v Ženevě. Čekal ale větší profesionalitu". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Roubínek, Ondrěj (29 June 2006). "Němeček: V Itálii vládla lepší atmosféra". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Pavlis, Zdeněk (25 November 2023). "Bundesliga nevyšla, na Francii ale nedá dopustit. Němeček o tamním občanství, ale i vínu, Číně a ranách, které si pořád líže". Sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ 内梅切克. Soda Soccer (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
External links
edit- Václav Němeček at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
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