Patrik Berger
| Patrik Berger | ||
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | November 10, 1973 | |
| place of birth | Prague , Czechoslovakia | |
| size | 185 cm | |
| position | Attacking midfield | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1979-1991 | Sparta Prague | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1991-1995 | Slavia Prague | 89 (24) |
| 1995-1996 | Borussia Dortmund | 27 (4) |
| 1996-2003 | Liverpool FC | 148 (28) |
| 2003-2005 | Portsmouth FC | 52 (8) |
| 2005-2008 | Aston Villa | 29 (2) |
| 2006-2007 | → Stoke City (loan) | 7 (0) |
| 2008-2010 | Sparta Prague | 23 (6) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1993 | Czechoslovakia | 2 (0) |
| 1994-2001 | Czech Republic | 42 (18) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Patrik Berger (born November 10, 1973 in Prague ) is a former Czech football player .
Career
society
Berger first played from 1991 to 1995 at FK Slavia Prague , for which he scored 24 goals in 89 games. He was hired in 1995 as an exceptional technical talent in the midfield of Borussia Dortmund . In the 1995/1996 season, Berger played 27 games for Dortmund and was German champion under coach Ottmar Hitzfeld .
The Czech moved to England for Liverpool in the next season . After the successful European Football Championship in 1996 he developed into an outstanding midfield director. However, Berger often suffered from injuries. In 2003 he moved to Portsmouth FC and in 2005 to Aston Villa . There he was sorted out in November 2006 after allegedly refusing to play for the reserve team. On loan, Berger moved to the second division side Stoke City .
After his good performance in the second division, Berger played again for Aston Villa for the first time in spring 2007 and scored his first goal in two years in the game against Blackburn Rovers on April 7 . In the penultimate game of the season against Sheffield United , he was able to enter himself in the scorers list, but he did not manage to fight for a regular place in his three years in Birmingham.
For the 2008/09 season Berger moved to Sparta Prague . The midfielder signed a two-year contract with the Czech record champions. At the beginning of 2010, Berger ended his active career due to persistent knee problems.
National team
Patrik Berger made his first international match for the senior national team of Czechoslovakia on March 23, 1993 in qualifying for the 1994 World Cup . In the 1-1 draw in Limassol against Cyprus , he came on in the 76th minute for Jan Suchopárek .
His second international match, on June 16, 1993, he also made in qualifying for the 1994 World Cup. At the international match, in Toftir , against the Faroe Islands , they won 6-0. However, the qualification failed. It was also his last international match for Czechoslovakia, as their association disbanded due to the division between the Czech Republic and Slovakia .
He made his first international match for the Czech senior team on August 17, 1994 in a friendly. In the 2-2 draw in Bordeaux against France , he came on in the 66th minute for Radek Latal . He was also used in qualifying for the 1996 European Football Championship . The qualification was made perfect in 1995.
In 1996 he was nominated for that tournament and was also used in the group stage. You even reached the final. In that final against Germany , Patrik Berger made it 1-0 with a penalty in the 59th minute. But they lost the final 2-1 to the golden goal .
He was also used in qualifying for the 1998 World Cup . However, participation could not be achieved. In qualifying for the European Football Championship in 2000 , he was there. And this could also be done perfectly.
He was also nominated for the 2000 European Football Championship. However, he only came to one use.
He was also involved again in qualifying for the 2002 World Cup . However, he only came to two missions. He made his last game on August 15, 2001 in a 5-0 win against South Korea in Drnovice .
Patrik Berger made two appearances for Czechoslovakia and 42 appearances for the Czech Republic (18 hits).
successes
- German Supercup 1995
- Vice European Champion 1996
- German champion 1995/96
- English league cup winner 2001
- FA Cup 2000/01
- UEFA Cup winner 2000/01
- European Supercup 2001
Web links
- Patrik Berger in the database of weltfussball.de
- Patrik Berger in the database of fussballdaten.de
- Patrik Berger in the database of transfermarkt.de
- Patrik Berger in the database of the German Football Association
- Patrik Berger in the database of kicker.de
- Patrik Berger in the database of soccerbase.com (English)
- Patrik Berger in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- Patrik Berger in the database of EU-Football.info (English)
- Portrait on fotbal.cz (Czech)
- Portrait on fotbal.idnes.cz (Czech)
Individual evidence
- ^ Matthias Arnhold: Patrik Berger - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga . RSSSF.com . January 22, 2020. Accessed January 28, 2020.
- ↑ Fotbalista Patrik Berger se vrací do Sparty ( Memento of the original dated May 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Message on the official website sparta.cz of May 29, 2008, last accessed on December 25, 2009, in Czech
- ↑ Berger kvůli kolenu hrát nebude. Končí poslední vicemistr Evropy z roku 1996 fotbal.idnes.cz from January 6, 2010, last accessed on January 6, 2010, in Czech
- ^ Jiří Slavík: Patrik Berger - International Appearances . RSSSF.com . January 22, 2020. Accessed January 28, 2020.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Berger, Patrik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague , Czechoslovakia |