Czech Republic National Football Team

Czech Republic

Czech's Team Logo

Czech qualified to Euro 2012 after win over Montenegro in play-off match. Euro 2012 is their 5th appearances, and their best record is when Czech to be runner up in 1996. They seeded in Group A, were drawn with Russia, Greece and Poland. Czech Republic National Football Team has a nickname Narodní tym (National Team) and have various home ground, one of most used is Generali Arena, Prague.

Czech's Team Manager

Czech Republic National Football Team manager is Michal Bilek who's born in Prague, Czechoslovakia at April 13, 1965 (age 46). Bilek replaces Ivan Hasek's in 2009 after the failure to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa. Bilek quality underestimated by many people because the only international coaching experience with the national team U-19 Czech Republic. But Bilek able to prove its quality when it is able to help Czech Republic qualify for the Ukraine and Poland.

Czech's Team

Czech's Team Captain

Tomas Rosicky born in Prague, Czechoslovakia at October 4, 1980 (age 31). He is replaces the retiring Pavel Nedved at the beginning of the 2006–07 season. Rosicky who's plays as attacking midfielder with his club has won Czech Liga three times with Sparta Prague and a Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund. Recently Rosicky play for Arsenal but unable to recreate his best because of his lengthy absence through injury during the 2008-09 season. Since 2000, Rosicky has made 85 appearances and 20 goals. With his 15 goals during qualification for Euro 2012, Bilek still put him as playmaker for Czech.

Czech's Team Star

Petr Cech born in Plzen, Czech Republic, at May 20, 1982 (age 29). He is Cezch's National Football Team star player today and one of Five World's Best Goalkeepers in 2010, along with Iker Casillas, Júlio César, Manuel Neuer, and Maarten Stekelenburg. With Chelsea his recently team, Cech has won three FA Premier League, three FA Cups, two FA Community Shield, two Football League Cups, and a Premier League Asia Trophy. Cech is famous for his helmet. This rugby style helmet should be used after Cech suffered fractured skull injury when Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt's knee hit Cech's head. Both of them challenged for the ball inside Chelsea's penalty area within the first twenty seconds of a league match at the Madejski Stadium.

Czech's Team Rising Star

Tomas Pekhart born in Susice, Czechoslovakia, at May 26, 1989 (age 22). When play for the Czech Republic U21 team, Pekhart holds the record for most goals with 17 goals. Pekhart who's plays as striker made his debut for the Czech Republic senior team on 22 May 2010 and has made 8 appearances.

Source : Wikipedia, UEFA, Goal.com




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