Jiří Němec (born 15 May 1966 in Pacov) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
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| Full name | Jiří Němec | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1966 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pacov, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1985–1987 | České Budějovice | 58 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | Dukla Prague | 81 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Sparta Prague | 83 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–2002 | Schalke 04 | 256 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Chmel Blšany | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Sparta Prague | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Viktoria Žižkov | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 529 | (19) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Czechoslovakia | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–2001 | Czech Republic | 64 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Biography
editNěmec made his professional club debut with České Budějovice in 1985. He moved to German club Schalke 04 in 1993, being an integral part of their defence when they won the UEFA Cup in May 1997. Němec retired from playing football in 2004, with his last club being Viktoria Žižkov.[2]
Němec played for Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, serving as captain of both teams.[3] He made 84 appearances for the two teams, scoring one goal, and played at both the UEFA Euro 1996 and 2000.[4]
Němec is married to his wife Martina with two children: a daughter named Nikola and son named Patrik.[5]
Honours
editSparta Prague
- Czechoslovak First League: 1990–91, 1992–93
- Czechoslovak Cup: 1989–90, 1991–92
- Czech First League: 2002–03
Schalke 04
Czech Republic
- UEFA European Football Championship: Runner-up Medal 1996
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Jiří Němec". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ Casado, Edu (30 March 2019). "Qué fue de... Jiří Němec: Leyenda del Schalke 04 y del fútbol Checo". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Bílek, Petr (14 June 2023). "Hráči dostali legendárního Němce do saka. Víc už nezažijeme, smál se gólman". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Jiří Němec at FAČR (in Czech)
- ^ "Válel za Schalke i Spartu. Teď je Jiří Němec modlou na Zličíně". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
External links
edit- Jiří Němec at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
- International Appearances at RSSSF
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