Karel Poborský
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Karel Poborský | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1984 | TJ Třeboň | ||
| 1984–1987 | České Budějovice | ||
| 1987–1988 | Jiskra Třeboň | ||
| 1988–1990 | České Budějovice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991–1994 | České Budějovice | 82 | (15) |
| 1994–1995 | Viktoria Žižkov | 28 | (10) |
| 1995–1996 | Slavia Praha | 26 | (11) |
| 1996–1997 | Manchester United | 32 | (5) |
| 1998–2001 | Benfica | 61 | (11) |
| 2001–2002 | Lazio | 47 | (5) |
| 2002–2005 | Sparta Prague | 87 | (26) |
| 2006–2007 | České Budějovice | 26 | (10) |
| Total | 389 | (93) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–2006 | Czech Republic | 118 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Karel Poborský (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkarɛl ˈpoborskiː] (
listen)) (born 30 March 1972 in Jindřichův Hradec) is a former Czech footballer. A right winger, Poborský is the all-time leader in appearances for the Czech national team, and was most noted for his technical ability.
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[edit] Club career
Poborský began playing professionally with S.K. Dynamo České Budějovice, FK Viktoria Žižkov and SK Slavia Praha (the season Patrik Berger left for Borussia Dortmund).
In July 1996, Poborský signed with Manchester United but, due to David Beckham's rising stardom, would only manage one-and-a-half seasons at Old Trafford. He did collect a Premier League title winner's medal in the 1996–97 season, however, playing in 22 out of 38 league games and scoring three goals, also helping United reach the Champions League semi-finals.[1]
In January 1998, he left for Portuguese Liga side Benfica, where he was at his best form, playing alongside João Vieira Pinto, and became an instant hit and a fan favourite.
After a string of impressive performances, Poborský moved sides in January 2001, joining Serie A's Lazio. In July 2002, he returned to his homeland, signing with Sparta Prague, retiring at his first club (which he had rejoined in January 2006, helping it achieve promotion to the Czech 2. Liga), after a match against another former side, Slavia Prague, on 28 May 2007.
[edit] International career
Poborský's first international appearance, against Turkey on 23 February 1994, was also the first match for the Czech team after the partition of Czechoslovakia. He played for his country at Euro 96, where he was one of the most valuable players of Czech team and even the whole tournament, scoring there his well-known "Poborský lob", Euro 2000, and Euro 2004, and was also in the nation's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where his performances was far below, due to his age and contract with SK Dynamo České Budějovice, which played "only" Czech 2. Liga. After 2006 FIFA World Cup Poborský retired from international competition.
Following his 2007 club retirement, Poborský started working as a technical leader for the national team.
[edit] The Poborský-lob
Poborský's name is often attached to his performance in Euro 96, where during the quarter-final match against Portugal, he chipped the ball and lobbed it over the advancing Vítor Baía. The goal became a trademark shot for Poborský, as that shooting style was soon attributed to him.
In 2008, it was voted the best individual goal in the Carlsberg goal of the day poll on Euro2008.com.[2] As a club player, Poborský scored a similar goal against FC Porto (again with Vítor Baía as the goalkeeper) while at Benfica.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- Premier League (1): 1996–97
- Gambrinus liga (3): 1995–96, 2002–03, 2004–05
- Gambrinus liga Runner-up : 2003-04
- Czech Cup (1): 2004
- Serie A 3rd place: 2000-01
- Primeira Liga 3rd place (2): 1998-99, 1999-00,
- Czech 2. Liga runner-up: 2005-06
[edit] International
- UEFA Euro 1996 Runner up
- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup 3rd place
- All-time leader in appearances for Czech national team (118 starts)
[edit] Individual
- Czech Footballer of the Year (1) (alongside with Patrik Berger) : 1996
- UEFA Team of the Tournament (1): UEFA Euro 1996
- Ballon d'Or 10th place in 1996[3] (The highest ranking for Czech player until Pavel Nedvěd won Ballon d´Or in 2003 season)
- Gambrinus liga Best eleven of the season (4): 1995-96, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05
- Czech Footballer of the Year personality of the Gambrinus liga (3): 2003, 2004, 2005
- All stars team of Sparta Prague between the period 1980-2010
- 4th best Czech footballer of the decade (2000–10) by the readers of Czech journal Lidové noviny[4]
- 6th best Czech footballer of the decade (1993-03) by the readers of Czech journal Mladá fronta DNES[5]
[edit] Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Czechoslovakia | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| 1991–92 | Dynamo České Budějovice | Czechoslovak League | 26 | 0 | – | – | ||||||
| 1992–93 | 29 | 7 | – | – | ||||||||
| Czech Republic | League | Czech Republic Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1993–94 | Dynamo České Budějovice | Czech League | 27 | 8 | – | – | ||||||
| 1994–95 | Viktoria Žižkov | Czech League | 27 | 10 | – | – | ||||||
| 1995–96 | 1 | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 1995–96 | Slavia Prague | Czech League | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 | 39 | 13 |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1996–97 | Manchester United | Premier League | 22 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1997–98 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1998–99 | Benfica | Portuguese League | 19 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1999–2000 | 29 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2000–01 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2000–01 | Lazio | Italian League | 19 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | 27 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic | League | Czech Republic Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2002–03 | Sparta Prague | Czech League | 29 | 8 | – | – | ||||||
| 2003–04 | 28 | 11 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2004–05 | 24 | 6 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2005–06 | 6 | 1 | – | – | ||||||||
| 2005–06 | Dynamo České Budějovice | Second Division | 14 | 8 | – | – | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Czech League | 12 | 2 | – | – | |||||||
| Total | TCH | 55 | 7 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 194 | 65 | ||||||||||
| England | 32 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 61 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Italy | 46 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Career total | 388 | 93 | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 1 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 1 |
| 2000 | 10 | 2 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 1 |
| 2003 | 8 | 2 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 3 |
| Total | 118 | 8 |
[edit] International goals
- Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 June 1996 | Villa Park, Birmingham |  Portugal |
1–0 | 1–0 | Euro 1996 |
| 2. | 8 September 1999 | Na Stínadlech, Teplice |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3–0 | 3–0 | Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 3. | 16 June 2000 | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges |  France |
1–1 | 1–2 | Euro 2000 |
| 4. | 2 September 2000 | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia |  Bulgaria |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2002 World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 16 October 2002 | Na Stínadlech, Teplice |  Belarus |
1–0 | 2–0 | Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 6. | 10 September 2003 | Toyota Arena, Prague |  Netherlands |
2–0 | 3–1 | Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 7. | 15 November 2003 | Na Stínadlech, Teplice |  Canada |
3–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 8. | 1 March 2006 | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, İstanbul |  Turkey |
2–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Karel Poborský international stats at the Czech Football Association website (Czech)
- Stats and profile at zerozero.pt
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Czech Roman Catholics
- Czech footballers
- Czech expatriate footballers
- FK Viktoria Žižkov players
- SK Slavia Prague players
- SK Dynamo České Budějovice players
- AC Sparta Prague players
- Premier League players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Primeira Liga players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Serie A footballers
- S.S. Lazio players
- Czech Republic international footballers
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Czech expatriates in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Czech expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- FIFA Century Club
- Association football midfielders
- Gambrinus liga players
- People from Třeboň
