Jiří Němec (born 15 May 1966 in Pacov) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic.
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
He won a total of 84 international caps for the two teams, scoring one goal, and played at both Euro 96 and Euro 2000.[2]
At club level, he spent nine seasons with Schalke 04 in Germany, playing 256 Bundesliga games and scoring six goals. He was an integral part of their defence when they won the UEFA Cup in May 1997.
Honours
Sparta 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
External links
- Jiří Němec at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
- International Appearances at RSSSF