Pavel Kuka
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| Date of birth | 19 July 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1987 | Slavia Prague | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Rudá Hvězda Cheb | 36 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1993 | Slavia Prague | 125 | (63) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1998 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 121 | (53) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 28 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | VfB Stuttgart | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Slavia Prague | 110 | (33) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | SK Marila Votice | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Czechoslovakia | 24 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–2001 | Czech Republic | 63 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pavel Kuka (born 19 July 1968) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Prague, Kuka started and finished his career at Slavia Prague,[1] playing with the club from 1989–93 and then from 2000–05. He has also played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1994–98), 1. FC Nürnberg (1998–99), and VfB Stuttgart (1999–2000). For the Czech Republic national team, Kuka played 63 times, scoring 22 goals[2] and was part of the runner-up squad at Euro 96 and also took part at Euro 2000. Kuka also played 24 times, scoring seven goals, for Czechoslovakia.
After his retirement in May 2005 he briefly worked as a manager in FK Marila Příbram (another Gambrinus league team) and then became football agent. In 2008, he was a sports executive at FK Viktoria Žižkov.
Honours
1. FC Kaiserslautern
- 2. Bundesliga: 1996–97
- Bundesliga: 1997–98; runner-up: 1993–94
- DFB-Pokal: 1995–96
Czech Republic
- UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1996
- FIFA Confederations Cup Third place: 1997
References
- ^ "Počty startů hráčů v I. Československé lize: K" (in Czech). JFK-Fotbal. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008.
- ^ Slavík, Jiří (3 July 2003). "Pavel Kuka – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
External links
- Pavel Kuka at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
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| International | |
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| National | |
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Prague
- Men's association football forwards
- Czech men's footballers
- Czech Republic men's international footballers
- Czechoslovak men's footballers
- Czechoslovakia men's international footballers
- Dual men's international footballers
- Czech expatriate men's footballers
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern players
- 1. FC Nürnberg players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- FK Hvězda Cheb players
- SK Slavia Prague players
- Czech First League players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany