Jiří Němec

Jiří Němec

Personal information
Full name	Jiří Němec
Date of birth	15 May 1966 (1966-05-15)
Place of birth	Pacov, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder, Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1985–1987	České Budějovice	58	(2)
1987–1990	Dukla Praha	81	(5)
1990–1993	Sparta Praha	83	(6)
1993–2002	Schalke 04	256	(6)
2002–2003	Chmel Blšany	27	(0)
2003	Sparta Praha	12	(0)
2004	Viktoria Žižkov	12	(0)
National team
1991–1993	Czechoslovakia	20	(0)
1994–2001	Czech Republic	64	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Jiří Němec (born 15 May 1966 in Pacov) is a former Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic.

He won a total of 84 international caps for the two teams, scoring one goal, and played at both Euro 96 and Euro 2000.

At club level, he spent nine seasons with Schalke 04 in Germany, playing 256 Bundesliga games and scoring six goals. He was an integral part of their defence when they won the UEFA Cup in May 1997.

Honours

• Czechoslovak First League: 1990–91, 1991–92
• Czechoslovak Cup: 1989–90, 1991–92
• Gambrinus liga: 2002–03
• DFB-Pokal: 2000–01, 2001–02
• UEFA Cup: 1996–97
• UEFA European Football Championship: Runner-up Medal 1996
• Czech Footballer of the Year: 1997
• Golden Ball (Czech Republic): 1997

External links

• International Appearances at RSSSF