Martin Pěnička

Martin Pěnička (10 December 1969 – 25 February 2023) was a Czech footballer who played as a defender, mainly for Slavia Prague, where he spent four seasons in the Czech First League, making over 100 appearances in this period and scoring 12 goals.^[1] Pěnička represented his country at under-21 level.^[2] He was the brother of player Pavel Pěnička.^[2]

Martin Pěnička

Personal information
Date of birth	(1969-12-10)10 December 1969
Place of birth	Czechoslovakia
Date of death	25 February 2023(2023-02-25) (aged 53)
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1988	Slovan WSK Liberec
1989–1990	Union Cheb
1990–1997	Slavia Prague	104	(12)
1997–2000	Lokeren	77	(10)
2000–2001	Stavo Artikel Brno	19	(2)
2001–2002	FK Mladá Boleslav
2002–2003	FC Chomutov
International career
1990–1991	Czechoslovakia Olympic	3	(0)
1991–1992	Czechoslovakia U21	12	(2)
Medal record SK Slavia Prague Winner Gambrinus liga 1995–96
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pěnička died on 25 February 2023, at the age of 53.^[3]

References

1. "Martin Pěnička". fortunaliga.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 April 2013.
2. Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Ceský a ceskoslovenský fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubu (in Czech). Prague: Grada Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
3. "Zemřel bývalý hráč Slavie Martin Pěnička". Slavia.cz. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

External links

• Martin Pěnička at Fortunaliga.cz
• Martin Pěnička – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
• Martin Penicka at WorldFootball.net at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 May 2013)
• Martin Pěnička at WorldFootball.net
• Profile & stats- Lokeren