Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 October 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Zlín, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1998 | Sparta Prague | 3 | (0) |
1998–2001 | Viktoria Žižkov | 58 | (0) |
2000 | České Budějovice | 3 | (0) |
2001–2008 | Viktoria Plzeň | 162 | (5) |
International career | |||
1998 | Czech Republic U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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