Zdeněk Svoboda (born 20 May 1972 in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional footballer who played for a number of clubs, most significantly for AC Sparta Prague in the Gambrinus liga.
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Full name | Zdeněk Svoboda | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1972-05-20) 20 May 1972 (age 50) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brno, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1989–1990 | 1. FC Brno | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||
1991–1992 | Dukla Prague | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||
1992–1993 | 1. FC Brno | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||
1993–2002 | AC Sparta Prague | 168 | (20) | ||||||||||
2002–2005 | K.V.C. Westerlo | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||
2005–2006 | BV Cloppenburg | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||
2006–2007 | Sliema Wanderers | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Czech Republic | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Sparta Prague B | ||||||||||||
2012–2017 | AC Sparta Prague (assistant) | ||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Czech Republic (assistant) | ||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 August 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2008 |
Throughout his career, Svoboda played as a midfielder and will be mainly remembered by fans of Sparta Prague, where he spent nine seasons and made over 150 appearances.
On the national level Svoboda played for his home nation of Czech Republic where he gained nine caps but failed to score for the national team.
In July 2009, Svoboda took up his first coaching role as head coach for the Sparta Prague B team.[1]
Czech Republic squad – 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup third place | ||
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