Petr Kouba Explained

Petr Kouba
Birth Date:1969 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height:1.85 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1982–1983
Youthclubs1:FC Bohemians Praha
Youthyears2:1983–1985
Youthclubs2:Slavoj Vyšehrad
Youthyears3:1985–1988
Youthclubs3:FC Bohemians Praha
Years1:1988–1990
Clubs1:FC Bohemians Praha
Caps1:54
Goals1:0
Years2:1991–1996
Clubs2:Sparta Prague
Caps2:152
Goals2:1
Years3:1996–1997
Clubs3:Deportivo La Coruña
Caps3:4
Goals3:0
Years4:1997–1998
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:1998–1999
Clubs5:Viktoria Žižkov
Caps5:23
Goals5:0
Years6:1999–2001
Clubs6:Deportivo La Coruña
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Years7:2001–2002
Clubs7:FK Jablonec
Caps7:19
Goals7:0
Years8:2002–2005
Clubs8:Sparta Prague
Caps8:3
Goals8:0
Totalcaps:257
Totalgoals:1
Nationalyears1:1991–1993
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1994–1998
Nationalcaps2:26
Nationalgoals2:0

Petr Kouba (born 28 January 1969 in Prague) is a Czech former professional football goalkeeper and current assistant coach for the Czech under-20 and under-21 national teams. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, for both he played total 40 matches between 1991 and 1998.[1]

Kouba, whose father Pavel Kouba was also a successful goalkeeper, began his playing career with Bohemians and Sparta Prague,[2] where he scored a goal from a penalty kick in a national league match against SK České Budějovice in the 1994–95 season.[3]

He was a participant in the UEFA Euro 1996, where the Czech Republic was runner-up.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Slavík, Jiří. Petr Kouba – International Appearances. RSSSF. 30 November 2003.
  2. Web site: JFK-Fotbal. Počty startů hráčů v I. Československé lize: K. Czech. 19 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20090413210418/http://web.telecom.cz/kopeckyf/CZ_SK/LIGAHRKK.htm. 13 April 2009.
  3. Web site: Útočníci závidí. Brankář dal sto gólů . Czech . 30 March 2011 . 18 March 2012 . lidovky.cz.