Marek Čech (Czech footballer) explained

Marek Čech
Birth Date:1976 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Height:1.87m (06.14feet)
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1984–1990
Youthyears2:1990–1996
Years1:1996
Clubs1:VTJ Hranice
Years2:1997–2001
Clubs2:Baník Ostrava
Years3:1998
Clubs3:Frýdek-Místek (loan)
Years4:1999–2000
Clubs4:NH Ostrava (loan)
Years5:2000
Clubs5:Fotbal Třinec (loan)
Years6:2001–2003
Clubs6:Žilina
Years7:2003
Clubs7:Fotbal Třinec (loan)
Years8:2003–2004
Clubs8:Spartak Trnava
Years9:2004–2007
Clubs9:Slovan Liberec
Years10:2007–2008
Clubs10:Luch-Energiya Vladivostok
Years11:2008–2010
Clubs11:Lokomotiv Moscow
Years12:2011
Clubs12:Zhemchuzhina-Sochi
Years13:2011–2012
Clubs13:Viktoria Plzeň
Years14:2012–2014
Clubs14:Sparta Prague
Years15:2014
Clubs15:Delhi Dynamos
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Caps4:32
Goals4:0
Caps5:14
Goals5:0
Caps6:15
Goals6:0
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Caps8:36
Goals8:0
Caps9:58
Goals9:0
Caps10:43
Goals10:0
Caps11:24
Goals11:0
Caps12:19
Goals12:0
Caps13:15
Goals13:0
Caps14:0
Goals14:0
Caps15:0
Goals15:0
Totalcaps:259
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:2006
Nationalteam1:Czech Republic
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Marek Čech (born 8 April 1976) is a Czech former football goalkeeper.

Career

Čech started playing football at age 8 for Slavia Orlová, whose first team was then in 4th division. In 1990, he moved to Baník Ostrava, where he did not manage to get a place in the senior team, even though he did sign a contract when he turned 18. Two years later, he had to do his military service and spent this year playing for VTJ Hranice.

When he came back, he was loaned to second-division teams Frýdek-Místek, NH Ostrava and Fotbal Třinec. In Frýdek-Místek he only got to play three games, only in Ostrava did he become a regular. In early 2001, he was surprisingly sold to Slovak club MŠK Žilina but there he was only the number two. At the start of the 2003/04 season, he was briefly loaned to former club Třinec, then sold to Spartak Trnava. There he had no real concurrence and put up good performances, which drew the attention of Slovan Liberec that purchased him in 2004. He was first considered a substitute (behind Zbyněk Hauzr), but quickly became number one and even one of the best goalkeepers in the Czech league, spending 740 minutes without conceding a goal in 2006.

On 15 November 2006, he made his debut for the Czech national team in a friendly against Denmark that ended up in a 1–1 draw.[1] This was, however, to remain his only cap as he was never able to be more than the number 3 goalkeeper, behind Petr Čech and Jaromír Blažek.

On 5 January 2007, he agreed on a contract that linked him for two years with Russian club Luch-Energia Vladivostok. The fee was undisclosed but is believed to have been around 12 million koruna ($600,000).[2] In August 2008, he was sold to Lokomotiv Moscow.

In August 2014, Čech was signed by Delhi Dynamos in the newly formed Indian Super League.[3]

Honours

MŠK Žilina

2001–02

Slovan Liberec

2005–06

External links

Notes and References

  1. . Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. Web site: DenikSport.CZ – Čech už letí do Ruska . 2008-09-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927032750/http://www.deniksport.cz/clanek484875.htm . 27 September 2007 .
  3. Web site: Czech goalkeeper Marek Cech, who played for Sparta Prague, is ready to join. twitter. Twitter. 13 October 2016. 22 August 2014.