Pavel Horváth

Pavel Horváth ( 2012)

Pavel Horváth ( born April 22, 1975 in Prague) is a Czech football player.

Playing career

Pavel Horváth played since the age of six for Sparta Prague. After the debut for Sparta in the first league in 1994, the midfielder moved to FK Jablonec, where he was a regular player quickly. In summer 1996 it bought for about 20 million crowns Slavia Prague. There he became the prolific midfielder. On February 9, 1999, he came to his first international appearance for the Czech Republic. He also belonged to the Czech Championship squad in 2000. Horváth changed after the European Championships to Sporting Lisbon in September 2001 to Galatasaray. He remained there, however, only a few months and went in January 2002 for FK Teplice. His most last international match made ​​Horváth on 17 April 2002 against Greece.

In summer 2004, he undertook the Japanese club Vissel Kobe, who was coached at this time from the Czech coach Ivan Hasek. In Kobe Horváth was among the top performers.

Mid-September 2006 changed Pavel Horváth to Sparta Prague.

In the league game in August 2007 between Sparta Prague and Viktoria Zizkov Horvàth generated excitement as he rose after his coach shortly before the final whistle, the right arm several times in the direction of Fanblocks, and the Hitler salute executed. For this action he was sentenced by the Czech Football Association to pay a fine of 7,000 euros.

Horváth joined the 2008/09 season for FC Viktoria Plzeň, where he is currently captain.