Petr ÄŒech

Petr Čech in 2011

Petr Čech ( born May 20, 1982 in Plzeň ( German: Pilsen), Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) ) is a Czech football player. The 1.96 meter tall linksfüßige / -handed goalkeeper plays since 2004 for Chelsea and is since 2002 goalkeeper of the Czech national team. Čech 2005 was named the World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year.

  • 2.1 Records 2.1.1 2001/02 season
  • 2.1.2 2004/05 season

Career

Clubs

Čech began in the youth of Viktoria Plzen actually played as a midfielder and only from time to time as a goalkeeper. After a broken leg at the age of 10 he decided to stand only in the target. 1999 Čech was at the age of 17 years at FK Chmel Blšany his debut as a professional. For the season 2001 /02 Čech moved for 600,000 euros to Sparta Prague, where he was able to secure a regular place and a national record soon. After only one season at Sparta Prague Čech moved to the beginning of the season 2002/ 03 for 5 million euro to Stade Rennes in France. Previously, he had completed a trial with Bundesliga side Werder Bremen; However, the change failed to the release.

In January 2004, Čech agreed a change for five years to Chelsea, who picked him in the summer of 2004 for 13 million euros to London. There he repressed Carlo Cudicini, who was one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League at the time. On 1 February 2006 Čech extended his contract by one year to 2010, and the improved conditions.

In the season 2011/12 Čech won the Champions League with Chelsea. In the final against Bayern Munich, in which it had been 1-1 after 90 minutes, he parried a penalty in extra time by Arjen Robben and saved his team so in the penalty shootout. In this he was two more penalty parry, which he was instrumental in the triumph Chelsea.

National

Čech completed a total of 56 matches in the various youth teams in his country and in 2002 Under-21 European Championship. In the same year he also made ​​his debut in the Czech national team.

In his first major international tournament, Euro 2004, Čech managed his team to jump to the semifinals, where they lost to eventual champions Greece. Due to its strong performance Čech was elected to the UEFA All- Star team and the goalkeeper of the tournament.

At the 2006 World Cup but failed Čech with his team in the preliminary round. This Čech was one of the best actors of his team.

Also failed at Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland Čech with the national team in the preliminary round. In the final group game, the Czech Republic defeated Turkey with 2:3; Čech afforded a fatal mistake from which resulted the 2-2 in the final phase. A little later, Turkey scored the winning goal against the Czechs shocked. The team had a victory for the quarter-finals needed at draw there would have been a penalty shootout.

On March 26, 2013, made ​​in the 3-0 win in the World Cup qualifier against Armenia as the second Czech his 100th game.

Head injury

In the Premier League match against Reading FC on 14 October 2006, he already took about 16 seconds after the kick-off of the lot in a clash with his opponent Stephen Hunt a fracture of the skull to. He was operated on the same day. Three months later, in January 2007, Čech got back to team training. However, can take several years, the healing process of a head injury. Čech therefore plays since then with a 80 gram heavy helmet made ​​of plastic, similar to a rugby helmet. The original helmet was made especially for him by Canterbury of New Zealand. He now wears a model of his outfitter Adidas. In addition, he has been working for the collision and resulting injury reinforced for more rights for a goalkeeper. He criticized goalkeeper would receive too little protection by the referee. In 2008 he suffered a concussion again and fell eight weeks from.

Achievements / Title

As a national player

  • U21 European Championship: 2002

With the club

  • UEFA Champions League: 2012
  • UEFA Europa League: 2013
  • Premier League: 2005, 2006, 2010
  • English League Cup: 2005, 2007
  • FA Community Shield: 2005, 2009
  • FA Cup: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012

Personal Awards

  • World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 2005
  • UEFA Club Football Awards Goalkeeper of the Year: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012
  • UEFA Team of the Year: 2005, 2012
  • Premier League Player of the Month April 2007
  • Étoile d'Or 2004
  • Footballer of the Year in the Czech Republic 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
  • Golden Ball of the Czech Republic 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
  • Chelsea Player of the Year: 2011

Records

Season 2001/ 02

  • 928 minutes in a row without conceding a goal with Sparta Prague ( Gambrinus Liga)

Season 2004/ 05

2011–12 UEFA Champions League Reading F.C. Stephen Hunt (footballer born 1981) 2013–14 Premier League Ashley Cole David Luiz Frank Lampard John Obi Mikel Mohamed Salah Marco van Ginkel Eden Hazard Demba Ba Willian Borges da Silva Mark Schwarzer Gary Cahill John Terry 1956–57 French Division 1 Kees Rijvers 1957–58 French Division 1 Maurice Lafont 1958–59 French Division 1 1959–60 French Division 1 1960–61 French Division 1 1961–62 French Division 1 1962–63 French Division 1 1963–64 French Division 1 1964–65 French Division 1 Robert Herbin 1965–66 French Division 1 Roger Lemerre 1966–67 French Division 1 1967–68 French Division 1 1968–69 French Division 1 1969–70 French Division 1 Bernard Bosquier Mohamed Salem 1970–71 French Division 1 1971–72 French Division 1 1972–73 French Division 1 1973–74 French Division 1 Jean-Marc Guillou 1974–75 French Division 1 1975–76 French Division 1 1976–77 French Division 1 1977–78 French Division 1 Maxime Bossis 1978–79 French Division 1 1979–80 French Division 1 1980–81 French Division 1 Dominique Dropsy 1981–82 French Division 1 1982–83 French Division 1 1983–84 French Division 1 1984–85 French Division 1 1985–86 French Division 1 1986–87 French Division 1 1987–88 French Division 1 Bernard Pardo 1988–89 French Division 1 Basile Boli 1989–90 French Division 1 1990–91 French Division 1 1991–92 French Division 1 1993–94 French Division 1 1994–95 French Division 1 Jean-Guy Wallemme 1995–96 French Division 1 Sonny Anderson 1996–97 French Division 1 Ali Benarbia 1997–98 French Division 1 Fabien Barthez 1998–99 French Division 1 Alexander Vencel (footballer born 1967) 1999–2000 French Division 1 Bernard Lama 2000–01 French Division 1 Pascal Cygan 2001–02 French Division 1 2002–03 Ligue 1 2003–04 Ligue 1 2004–05 Ligue 1 Cris (footballer) 2005–06 Ligue 1 2006–07 Ligue 1 2007–08 Ligue 1 Hugo Lloris 2008–09 Ligue 1 2009–10 Ligue 1 2010–11 Ligue 1 2011–12 Ligue 1 2012–13 Ligue 1 Jean-Marie Pfaff Walter Zenga Italy Peter Schmeichel Oliver Kahn Gianluigi Buffon Iker Casillas Manuel Neuer
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