Václav Němeček

Václav Němeček (born 25 January 1967) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.^[2] He played for Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic national teams. As a combined total for them, Němeček played 60 matches and scored six goals. At club level, he played for Sparta Prague, Toulouse, Servette and Dalian Wanda FC.

Václav Němeček

Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-01-25) 25 January 1967 (age 58)
Place of birth	Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1977–1985	Spartak Hradec Králové
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1992	Sparta Prague	174	(26)
1992–1995	Toulouse	60	(3)
1995–1997	Servette	13	(2)
1997	Sparta Prague	24	(2)
1998–1999	Dalian Wanda FC	49	(5)
Total		320	(38)
International career
1988–1993[1]	Czechoslovakia	40	(5)
1994–1996[1]	Czech Republic	20	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Czech Republic UEFA European Championship Runner-up 1996 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Němeček was born in Hradec Králové, and grew up in a nearby village of Libčany.^[3]

Club career

Sparta Prague

Němeček scored 28 goals in 187 appearances for Sparta Prague over two spells, initially between 1985 and 1992 in the Czechoslovak First League, later in the 1997–98 season in the Czech First League. During his first spell with the club, Sparta won the league in five successive seasons between the 1986–87 and 1990–91 seasons.^[4] During his time at Sparta Prague, Němeček played in a 3–2 loss against FC Barcelona at the 1991–92 UEFA Cup,^[5] and made 10 appearances for the club in the competition, as well as 19 appearances, scoring 2 goals, in the European Cup.^[4]

Playing abroad

Němeček spent three seasons in Toulouse between 1992 and 1995^[6] before joining Servette afterwards.^[7] He later played for Chinese side Dalian Wanda FC, winning the 1998 Chinese Jia-A League and reaching the final of the 1997–98 Asian Club Championship with the club.^[4]

International career

Němeček played for Czechoslovakia at international level, making his debut for the side in 1988.^[4] He participated in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Italy.^[8] Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Němeček continued to play international football, now with the Czech Republic, being part of the side that finished runners-up at UEFA Euro 1996.^[4] That tournament marked the last time he played international football.^[9] He played a total of 60 international games, scoring six times across an eight-year period.^[4]

Career after retirement

After football, Němeček became a licensed football agent with his former Servette teammate, Walter Fernandez.^[10]

Honours

Sparta Prague

• Czechoslovak First League: 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91
• Czech First League: 1997–98
• Czechoslovak Cup: 1988, 1989, 1992

Dalian Wanda FC

• Chinese Jia-A League: 1998