David Limberský

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David Limberský
Personal information
Date of birth 6 October 1983 (1983-10-06) (age 28)
Place of birth Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club FC Viktoria Plzeň
Number 8
Youth career
1989-1990 Tatran Třemošná
1990-2002 FC Viktoria Plzeň
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002-2003 FC Viktoria Plzeň 27 (0)
2004 Modena F.C. (loan) 4 (0)
2005 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (loan) 0 (0)
2005-2007 FC Viktoria Plzeň 54 (7)
2007-2008 Sparta Prague 12 (0)
2008- FC Viktoria Plzeň 94 (6)
National team‡
2003 Czech Republic U-20 9[1] (4)
2004-2005 Czech Republic U-21 11[2] (1)
2009- Czech Republic 6[3] (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 February 2011

David Limberský (born 6 October 1983) is a Czech footballer who currently plays for Czech club FC Viktoria Plzeň. He has played for FC Viktoria Plzeň, Modena F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and AC Sparta Prague. He is a member of the Czech national football team.

Limberský played for the Czech Republic at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He scored both of the Czech Republic's goals against Australia[4] and Brazil respectively.

Upon signing for Tottenham Hotspur, Limberský was compared to Czech legend Pavel Nedved by Spurs coach Martin Jol[5]. Despite this, Limberský did not feature in any of Tottenham's matches during his time in England.

On June 5 2009, Limberský made his debut for the Czech Republic national football team with a 1-0 victory against Malta in a friendly.

Limberský played in the final of the 2009–10 Czech Republic Football Cup at left-back. Limberský's side Viktoria Plzen triumphed in the final 2-1 over Jablonec.

He played in the final of the first Czech Republic Football Supercup against AC Sparta Prague in 2010. He started the final at left-back and played the entire game in which his opponents AC Sparta Prague triumphed 1-0.

In the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Limberský scored a memorable goal from outside the box in the first leg against Besiktas in the 28th minute. Plzen went on to lose 4-1 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in the first leg.

Limberský played in all of Plzen's matches in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League including a memorable 2-2 draw with European giants A.C. Milan.

He was chosen as part of the Czech Republic's squad for the 2011 Kirin Cup[6]. However, Limberský did not feature in any of their games in the tournament.

Limberský has many strong attributes. He is regarded as having strong reactions, acceleration, sprint speed, long shots and free kick accuracy[7][8][9].


Contents

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

FC Viktoria Plzeň

[edit] External Links

[edit] References

  1. ^ David Limberský international stats at the Czech Football Association website (Czech)
  2. ^ David Limberský international stats at the Czech Football Association website (Czech)
  3. ^ David Limberský international stats at the Czech Football Association website (Czech)
  4. ^ Limbersky limbers up for Brazil with stunner FIFA.com
  5. ^ Limberský to join Spurs SportingLife.com
  6. ^ Czechs to play Kirin Cup in Japan without Rosicky vcstar.com
  7. ^ David Limberský - FIFA 08 Online FIFA Database
  8. ^ David Limberský - FIFA 09 Winter Online FIFA Database
  9. ^ David Limberský - FIFA 10 Online FIFA Database
FC Viktoria Plzeň – current squad


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