Eva Šmeralová (born 28 August 1976) is a former Czech football defender. She played for, and captained, both Sparta Prague[1] and the Czech national team.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eva Šmeralová | ||
Date of birth | (1976-08-24) August 24, 1976 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth | Pardubice, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Hradec Králové | |||
Compex Otrokovice | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
DFO Pardubice | |||
Sparta Prague | |||
2009–2010 | DFO Pardubice | ||
National team‡ | |||
1993–2008 | Czech Republic | 71 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2011 |
Šmeralová was the most capped Czech international women's player with 71 appearances.[3] She was named Czech female footballer of the year in 2000 and 2003.[2][4]
Šmeralová started football at the age of 13 with Hradec Králové.[5]
She started her international career in 1993 in a friendly match against Slovakia, scoring on her debut.[3]
Šmeralová scored a hat-trick in the 2008 Czech Women's Cup final against Slavia, as Sparta won 5–1.[6]
In 2009, Šmeralová joined SK DFO Pardubice.[7]
Czech Footballer of the Year (women) | |
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