CZECH REPUBLIC.COACH: Jozef Chovanec Jozef Chovanec (born March 7 1960 in Slovakia) is a Czech football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia. He was a participant in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. As a football manager he coached the Czech Republic from 1998 to 2001. . COLOURS: Red and white. FORM: Won all their qualifying games. Still have many of the players who reached the final of Euro 96. The Czechs believe those players have matured together and have developed a good understanding - they'll need it in this tough group. THE SQUAD NUMBERS 1 Pavel Srnicek (Sheffield Wednesday) 16 Ladislav Maier Ladislav Maier (born January 4 1966), is a Czech football goalkeeper. He played seven matches for the Czech Republic and participated at Euro 1996 and Euro 2000. Clubs (Rapid Vienna) 22 Jaroslav Blazek (Sparta Prague
2 Tomas Repka (Fiorentina) 5 Milan Fukal Milan Fukal (born May 16, 1975 in Jablonec nad Nisou) is a Czech footballer. The defender began his career with FK Jablonec. In 1999, he was bought by Czech champion team Sparta Praha and called up by the Czech national team, for whom he won 19 caps (2 goals). (Sparta Prague) 6 Petr Vlcek (Slavia Prague) 18 Jiri Novotny Jiri Novotny may refer to:
(Sparta Prague) 19 Karel Rada Karel Rada (born March 2, 1971), is a Czech football defender. He played for the Czech Republic, for which he played 43 matches and scored 4 goals. He was a participant in the Euro 1996, where the Czech Republic won the silver medal and at the Euro 2000. (Slavia Prague) 21 Petr Gabriel Petr Gabriel (born May 17 1973 in Praha), is a Czech football player. He played for the Czech Republic, for which he played 8 matches and participated at the Euro 2000. External links (Sparta Prague) 3 Radomir Latal (Schalke 04) 4 Pavel Nedved (Lazio) 7 Jiri Nemec (Schalke 04) 8 Karel Poborsky (Benfica) 11 Tomas Rosicky (Sparta Prague) 13 Radek Bejbl (Atletico Madrid) 14 Pavel Horvath (Slavia Prague) 15 Marek Jankulovski (Banik Ostrava) 20 Patrik Berger (Liverpool) 9 Pavel Kuka (Stuttgart) 10 Jan Koller (Anderlecht) 12 Vratislav Lokvenc (Sparta Prague) 17 Vladimir Smicer (Liverpool) KEY MEN PATRIK BERGER: Left-sided star of the Czech Republic's Euro 96 team. He scored from the penalty spot in the final at Wembley but is suspended from the first two games against Holland and France after he was sent off against the Faroe Islands in October. Scored five goals in his country's impeccable qualifying campaign. PAVEL NEDVED: The Lazio star is another survivor from the Euro 96 team beaten in the final by Germany. He won three Czech titles with Sparta Prague before making a successful move to Italy, where his accurate shooting made him a firm favourite in the Stadio Olimpico. |
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