After the Velvet Separation in 1992, the Czechoslovak Federation peacefully disintegrated, and the Czech and Slovak countries were born and established diplomatic relations with each other. At the same time, Czechoslovakia, a powerhouse that had won two World Cup runners-up and was a brilliant player in the history of modern football, no longer existed.
After the separation of the family and the loss of football power, the Czech Republic and Slovakia still have the ability to be spoilers in the powerful European football world, and have never missed the European Championship. Combining the two major battlefields of the World Cup and the European Cup, the Czech team, which enjoys the reputation of "Eastern European Iron Horse", performed better.
Although the czech team history is slightly short, there is no shortage of talented and distinctive stars. Combining club and national team careers, I will take stock of the top ten players in the history of Czech football in this article. Of course, due to space limitations, if there is a player who is debating or missing a pearl, please leave a message in the comment area to discuss.
X. Vladimir Darida
Taking over the Czech captain's armband as a midfielder is both an aura of recognition and a great pressure for Darida.
Among the Czech players of the post-90s generation, Darida has performed quite well. Back in 2013, Darida joined Bundesliga club Freiburg. In the first season of joining, the 23-year-old Darida became the core of the team's midfield, scoring 7 goals and 3 assists throughout the year. Unfortunately, he alone failed to get Freiburg out of the predicament in those years.
Before the start of the 15-16 season, veteran hertha Berlin signed Darida from relegated Freiburg, who has been playing for the team to this day, making more than 135 cumulative appearances.
In terms of national team career, Darida has made a total of 68 appearances and scored eight goals since he was selected for the Czech national team in 2012. In recent competitions, he has been the starting midfielder of the Czech Iron Horse.
IX. Pavel Kuka
If you remember the myth of Kaiserslautern's promotion in the Bundesliga, you will probably remember this all-round striker from the Czech Republic.
Pavel Kuka was famous in the Czech Republic very early, but was a twenty-five-year-old Mesozoic player when he landed in the five major leagues. In the mid-93/94 season, Kuka moved from Slavia Prague to Kaiserslautern and subsequently became the team's forward thigh.
In the 96/97 Bundesliga season, Kuka scored 14 goals in 25 appearances, and was the biggest contributor to Kaiserslautern's return to the Bundesliga. In the 97/98 Bundesliga championship season, Kuka's performance fell back, delivering 22 games and five goals.
Kuka then left the team and moved to Nuremberg and Stuttgart for the Bundesliga teams before returning to Lagoslavia for the twilight period. The five years spent with Kaiserslautern were the peak of Pavel Kuka. During this period, KUKA played a total of 121 games for the team, scoring 53 goals.
For the national team, Pavel Kuka was the Czech ace striker of the late 1990s. In the national team system, Pavel Kuka often played the role of a single arrow, accumulating 63 appearances and scoring 22 goals.
VIII. Vladimir Smichel
Back in 1999, after McManaman left for Real Madrid, Reds Liverpool signed the already famous Czech midfielder Smitchel from The French Liga club Lens.
Due to the many injuries and personally aggressive style of playing for the Reds, which did not coincide with the philosophy of the then manager Hollier, Smichel played as a substitute player during his time in the Reds.
During his six seasons with the Reds, Schmitchell scored 10 goals in 121 games, his highest in the 2005 Champions League final. Due to Keville's injury, Smichel got an early chance to play, and then knocked on the mountain with a long-range shot, opening the prelude to the Reds' reversal victory. After that season, Schmitchell joined Bordeaux in Ligue 1 and spent two more seasons in the big five leagues.
For the national team, between 1995 and 2006, Smichel played a total of 81 games and scored 27 goals. In the history of the European Cup, Schmitchell is the fourth player to score three times in a row (Klinsmann, Henry, Nuno Gomez, Schmitchell) measured by the performance of midfielders, and Schmitchell has a fairly good scoring rate in international competitions.
VII. Milan Barosz
The astonishing sprint speed, explosiveness, balanced foot skills and glassy physique are the impressions that Milan Barosz has left on the fans, and this attribute determines that Milan Barosz played better than the league in the cup. Therefore, within the scope of the public fans' cognition, Baros can be regarded as a short-lived representative player.
In terms of club career, Baros played for Ostrava, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Lyon, Galatasaray and many other clubs. Between 2002 and 2005, Barosz played a total of 68 games and scored 19 goals during his time with the Reds.
When he first entered the Red Army, Barosz had high hopes of becoming a first-class striker in Europe by the Czechs. Unfortunately, the Reds' striker at the time, plus Barosz played a little more stops and wasted opportunities, so it has not been reused, even after the 2004 Euro 2004 triumph, it has not been able to get the real trust of Reds manager Benitez.
Milan Baros's national team career was much more brilliant than his upheaval and mediocre club career. Between 2001 and 2012, he played a total of 93 games for the Czech Republic, scoring 41 goals.
The 2004 European Championship tour was a masterpiece of Barosz's career. In this tournament, Barosh repeatedly staged the pegasus camp in the event, and finally won the Golden Boot of the tournament with a score of 5 goals, which was the biggest contributor to the Czech team's final four.
Patrick Borg
Looking at European football, Liverpool on the Reds can be regarded as a strong team with a special love for Czech players. Unfortunately, most of the Czech players they recruited could not get rid of the haze of frequent injuries after joining the team.
Among the Czech generals of the Red Army, Borg, who is a generalist in the midfield, is the most brilliant. Prior to joining Liverpool in 1996, Borg had proven himself in the Bundesliga at Borussia Dortmund. Over the next seven years, he played 148 games for the Reds, scoring 28 goals. Subsequently, Borg moved to Three Premier League clubs, including Portsmouth, Aston Villa and Stoke City, and finally returned to the Czech Republic to retire from Sparta Prague.
For the national team, Borg played 44 games between 1994 and 2001, scoring 18 goals. On his 1996 European Championship runner-up tour, Borg, along with Nedved and Bobowski, carried the strongest midfielder in the history of Czech football.
V. Karel Poporski
During his career, Bobowski has played overseas for Manchester United, Benfica, Lazio and many other clubs, with the best performance at Benfica at the turn of the century.
In terms of The Qualifications and Talents that Poporski possesses, his journey to stay abroad is almost without any highlights. At the time, joining the Reds united was Bobowski's youthful ambition, and in retrospect it was not a wise decision. On the one hand, Bobowski's body is not well suited to the high-strength confrontation of the Premier League. On the other hand, Beckham, who competes with Popowski in right midfield, is quite strong, as well as the blessing of Manchester United and England's native blood. For a variety of reasons, the 96-98 Red Devils tour became a dismal memory for Bobowski in his good years.
In terms of the national team, Bobowski's achievements are far better than his club career. Between 1994 and 2006, Bobowski competed in three European Championships and the 2006 World Cup, leaving a record of 8 goals in 118 games.
With a handsome face, a flappy golden bubble head, and a flamboyant, light and straight right midfielder, too many fans fell in love with Bobowski at Euro 1996.
4. Jan Kohler
When it comes to forward players who are more than two meters tall, the author's priority will be two towers with very different styles. The first is Crouch in England. The second is the owner of this passage, Jan Koehler from the Czech Republic.
Looking back on Jan Koehler's career, he first debuted at the Czech powerhouse Spartan club Prague and then became famous in the first division. In Locklen's three years, Jan Kohler scored 43 goals in 97 games; in the two years at Anderlecht, Jan Koehler scored 42 goals in 65 games.
In 2001, Jan Koehler moved to Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. In his next five years playing for the Hornets, Jan Koehler scored 59 goals in 135 games and reached the peak of his club career. It is worth mentioning that jan Kohler of 2.02 meters was first practicing goalkeeper position, and at Dortmund he temporarily replaced Lehmann, who was sent off, and was named the best goalkeeper of the Bundesliga that round after the game.
In the seven or eight years since the national team entered the new century, Jan Kohler was the ace striker. In the end, Jan Koehler won the team's all-time top scorer with 55 goals in 91 games.
III. Tomash Rossiki
There's a classic buzzword in football: If you like football, you're going to love Rosicky. Rosicky's passing control is outstanding, the ball style is drifting, the outer instep technology is destroyed, the older the demon, and even the defensive sliding shovel can become a football art, and people give him the nickname "Mozart in the world".
Looking back at Rosicky's club career, it can be mainly divided into the Dortmund stage and the Arsenal stage. In the five years of his Bundesliga campaign, Rossiki was not yet devastated by injuries, and often staged a long-distance attack on the field to tear the defense line.
In 2006, Dortmund was in financial crisis, and the Arsenal club that had long been in love with Rosicki was successfully taken over, signing a long-term contract with the former. When Rosicky joined, countless fans looked forward to the style of the ball and Wenger's beautiful football concept that matched him perfectly, and he would create another career peak.
When he first arrived in the Premier League, Rosicki showed a high level of performance like technical poverty alleviation. Helplessly, after coming to the Premier League, he quickly turned on a red light in his health and overhauled several times due to serious injuries. Between 2006 and 2016, Rosicky basically had a good performance as long as he could play. Unfortunately, he has only played 170 games for Arsenal, with less than half his attendance.
II. Peter Cech
Nine-time Czech Footballer of the Year winner, four-time Premier League Golden Glove winner, one IFFHS World Goalkeeper, four-time Premier League champion, one-time Champions League winner, czech team history.
Whether it's personal honours or club honours, Peter Cech is impeccable. If there is any goalkeeper in the history of Czech football who has the possibility to surpass Cech, it is only Cech, who has not been required to wear a hat in parallel time and space.
I. Pavel Nedved
Who is the best player in the history of Czech football and why? Without further ado, the figure is in words.
As a midfielder, Nedved is known in football for his high will to fight, outstanding physical fitness, and exaggerated physical fitness like perpetual motion machines. In a sense, Nedved directly determined the temperament of Juventus and the Czech national team for a long time.
Anyone who wins the Ball of Gold in an era of rising midfield is not a thing in the pool. Compared to the Golden Ball midfielder of the same era, Nedved is only a little worse in technology, but the hardness of the explosive shift and card position ability is enough to compensate for the details under the feet.
In addition to the Iron Man attributes, Nedved's strength is reflected in the omnipotence. At the time of his debut, Nedved swept the back and past the midfield like he was growing on the ball's ass. In the left-back position, Nedved grew into a true first-class star. During the years when the Silver Fox entered the palace juve, Nedved was transformed into a front waist, and then won the Golden Ball. It can be said that Nedved is the originator of the hexagonal midfielder, and his current playing achievements are only high.