Jiří Lerch

Jiří Lerch ( born October 17, 1971 in České Budějovice ) is a former Czech football player.

Career

Jiří Lerch began at the age of six years at Dynamo České Budějovice playing football. Even as a junior player he was in contact with Slavia Prague, which he should change in 1992. First, Lerch Dukla Prague castle in 1990, however, to complete his military service. At the age of 17, he had his debut for the then second division club Dynamo České Budějovice in the men's area. In the season 1991/92 he returned back yet once at the Dynamo, which almost managed as a climber in the league. Lerch, who was still playing at this time in the midfield, played 27 games and scored four goals for České Budějovice. This season also played his brother Zbynek for Dynamo.

In 1992, Lerch, after he had been there signed a preliminary agreement to Slavia Prague, where he remained until his career end of 2002. With Slavia Lerch 1996 Czech champion and made ​​it to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. In 1997 and 1999 he celebrated with the team winning the Czech Cup. In Slavia from the midfielder, a defender who could be used on nearly every defensive position.

His debut in the Czech National Dress experienced Lerch on 8 May 1995 in Bratislava, the Czech team played against the Slovakian team 1-1 tie. In the squad he was then called more often and made hopes to participate in the 1996 European Championships in England. It was not enough for Lerch, who had his second outing at the rather insignificant King Hassan II Trophy in Casablanca on 11 December 1996. He played 41 minutes in the encounter, which won the Czech team against Nigeria 2-1. About two months later, on February 26, 1997 Lerch denied his third and final international match. In the second half of the meeting with Belarus he came for Radoslav Látal on the field.

In 1998 he had the opportunity to FC Tirol Innsbruck to change, the coach at that time the master trainer Slavia Prague, František Cipro was. Everything was agreed, but at the last moment demanded Slavia a much higher transfer fee than was originally agreed, whereupon Tirol Innsbruck took distance from the transfer.

As of the 2000 /01 season was plagued by Jiří Lerch major problems with his Achilles tendon, he played just nine league games. He tried the following season still get hold once, but the injury was too great. In the winter of 2001/ 02 he finished his career.

After his professional career Lerch operation in Psáry near Prague a restaurant and played for Rapid Psáry in the lowest league.