Václav Němeček

Václav Němeček (born 25 January 1967 in Hradec Králové) 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 FC Hradec Králové, AC Sparta Prague, Toulouse FC, Servette Geneva and Dalian Wanda FC.

Václav Němeček

Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-01-25) 25 January 1967 (age 57)
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][better source needed]	Czechoslovakia	40	(5)
1994–1996[1][better source needed]	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

Biography

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

As a footballer of Sparta Prague, Němeček played in a 3–2 loss against FC Barcelona at the 1991–92 UEFA Cup.^[4] He spent three seasons in Toulouse between 1992 and 1995^[5] before joining Servette afterwards.^[6] At international level, Němeček participated at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996.^[7]

After football, he took the exams and obtained the license of the footballer with his former Servette teammate, Walter Fernandez.^[8]

Honours

Sparta Prague

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

Dalian Wanda FC

• Chinese Jia-A League: 1998^[9]

References

1. "Vaclav Nemecek | International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
2. "Václav Němeček: Gól proti Barceloně mi pomohl k přestupu do Francie". Fortuna Liga (in Czech). 30 January 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
3. Tůma, Jiří (10 August 2021). "Němeček zase obul kopačky. Moc už nehraju, řekl. Za slovy ke Spartě si stojí". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
4. "Camp Nou na vlastní kůži: Česká rarita! Němeček v Barceloně debutoval a porazil ji dvakrát". Sport.cz (in Czech). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
5. Šmíd, Jan (13 June 2016). "Eurodeník | 2. díl: Václav Němeček hrál v Toulouse tři roky. Uchvátila ho tamní gastronomie". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
6. Weidenthaler, Adam; Markup, Michal (19 September 2023). "Z klubu mi zůstali kamarádi, vzpomíná Němeček na fotbal v Ženevě. Čekal ale větší profesionalitu". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
7. Roubínek, Ondrěj (29 June 2006). "Němeček: V Itálii vládla lepší atmosféra". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
8. Pavlis, Zdeněk (25 November 2023). "Bundesliga nevyšla, na Francii ale nedá dopustit. Němeček o tamním občanství, ale i vínu, Číně a ranách, které si pořád líže". Sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
9. 内梅切克. Soda Soccer (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

External links

• Václav Němeček at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)