Radim Novák

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Radim Novák
Personal information
Date of birth(1978-04-02)2 April 1978
Place of birth Děčín, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 12 May 2020(2020-05-12) (aged 42)
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
TJ Skorotice
Jablonec
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Litvínov
2005–2015 Ústí nad Labem 236 (0)
2015 Bayern Hof 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Radim Novák (2 April 1978 – 12 May 2020) was a Czech football player and coach, who played for Ústí nad Labem as a goalkeeper between 2005 and 2015. [1]

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Playing career

Novák came up through the youth teams of TJ Skorotice and Jablonec. As an adult he played for Litvínov, Teplice, Varnsdorf, and Ústí nad Labem. [2]

He trained with Slovak side Spartak Trnava in June 2009, [3] but eventually stayed with Ústí. After Ústí nad Labem were promoted to the Czech First League in 2010, Novák started the 2010–11 season as the club's first-choice goalkeeper. [4] He made 13 appearances for the club that season. [5] In the first match of the 2011–12 season, following Ústí's relegation to the National Football League, he conceded a goal directly from a corner in a 3–0 loss away to Opava. [6] Novák played the majority of games in the 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga, which culminated in Ústí winning the league. [7]

He left Ústí at the age of 37 after the 2014–15 season, during which time he lost his place as first-choice goalkeeper to Zdeněk Zacharda. [8] As well as his 13 appearances in the First League, he made a further 223 appearances for the club in the second-tier Czech National Football League. [5]

After finishing his professional career, Novák played in Germany for Bayern Hof under head coach Miloslav Janovsky. He appeared in six matches for Bayern Hof, conceding just two goals during his time at the club. [9]

Later years

Following his playing career, Novák was a youth team coach for FK Teplice. [2] Novák died on 12 May 2020 after suffering from pancreatic cancer. [5] Following his death, fans, former teammates and members of Novák's family gathered at the Městský stadion to say goodbye at the end of the same month. [10]

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  2. 1 2 Brzák, Daniel (13 May 2020). "Trenér Teplic Novák zemřel. S rakovinou se nedomluvil". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Spartak skúša českého brankára Nováka". TASR (in Slovak). 16 June 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Bílek, Petr (25 July 2010). "Novák je v Ústí zase brankářem číslo 1: Trénoval jsem na 120 procent". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Bičiště, Ondřej; Bílek, Petr (13 May 2020). "Bývalý fotbalový brankář Novák podlehl ve 42 letech rakovině slinivky". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Přibyl, Pavel (9 August 2011). "Gól přímo z rohu jsem dostal poprvé, říká gólman Novák". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Přibyl, Pavel (28 May 2012). "Tohle už se zase padesát let nemusí povést, ví Novák". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Bílek, Petr (4 June 2015). "Adieu. Ústí přišlo o brankáře Nováka. Lákají ho na učitele". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Bayern Hof trauert um Ex-Torwart". kurier.de (in German). 15 May 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. ↑ Brzák, Daniel (29 May 2020). "Nebe se zatáhlo, fotbalové tribuny v Ústí plakaly. Sbohem Radime!". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
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