Horst Siegl

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Horst Siegl
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Siegl in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-02-15) 15 February 1969 (age 55) [1]
Place of birth Abertamy, Czechoslovakia
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1978–1987 Slavia Karlovy Vary
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1988 Sparta Prague 7 (1)
1989–1990 RH Cheb 39 (7)
1990–1995 Sparta Prague 138 (66)
1996 1. FC Kaiserslautern 13 (0)
1996–2001 Sparta Prague 120 (61)
2001–2003 Marila Příbram 84 (25)
2004 Viktoria Plzeň 13 (5)
2005–2006 FK SIAD Most 34 (11)
International career
1992 [2] Czechoslovakia 4 (0)
1994–1998 [2] Czech Republic 19 (7)
Managerial career
2006–2008 Sparta Prague (Assistant coach)
2012–2013 Baniyas (Assistant coach)
2014–2015 Slovan Bratislava (Assistant coach)
Medal record
AC Sparta Prague
WinnerGambrinus liga1993–94
WinnerGambrinus liga1994–95
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Horst Siegl (born 15 February 1969) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is among the most successful goalscorers in the history of the Czech First League. He played for Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic national football teams.

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Biography

Siegl was born on 15 February 1969 in Abertamy. He belongs to the ethnic German minority; his family was one of the few not expelled after World War II. [3]

Career

Siegl is a four-time Czech First League top scorer. [4] He played for Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic, for both he played total 23 matches and scored 7 goals. He played two matches for the Czech Republic in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup. [1]

In total, Horst Siegl scored 176 league goals in 448 games (265/128 Sparta, 39/7 Cheb, 13/0 1.FC Kaiserslautern, 84/25 Příbram, 13/5 Plzeň, 34/11 Most). He is the second all-time top scorer of the Czech First League.

Honours

Sparta Prague

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Czech Republic

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 FIFA profile
  2. 1 2 "Horst Siegl - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  3. "Chtěli je vyhubit, ale čeští Němci přežijí i rok 2100" (in Czech). Týden. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. "Psali historii fotbalové ligy: Čtyřnásobný král kanonýrů Siegl sestřelil i Barcelonu" (in Czech). sport.cz. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2015.