Radoslav Kováč
Radoslav Kováč | ||
Kováč during his time at West Ham (2009)
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Personnel | ||
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birthday | November 27, 1979 | |
place of birth | Šumperk , Czechoslovakia | |
size | 189 cm | |
position | Central defender | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
1988-1990 | Spartak Loučná nad Desnou | |
1990-1992 | TJ Šumperk | |
1992-1995 | Velke Losiny | |
1995-1997 | SK Sigma Olomouc | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1997-2003 | SK Sigma Olomouc | 127 (3) |
2003-2005 | Sparta Prague | 46 (3) |
2005-2008 | Spartak Moscow | 101 (9) |
2009 | → West Ham United (Loan) | 9 (1) |
2009-2011 | West Ham United | 44 (2) |
2011–2012 | FC Basel | 20 (1) |
2013-2014 | Slovan Liberec | 37 (1) |
2014-2016 | Sparta Prague | 21 (0) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1998 | Czech Republic U-18 | 1 (0) |
2000 | Czech Republic U-20 | 1 (1) |
1999-2002 | Czech Republic U-21 | 15 (0) |
2004-2009 | Czech Republic | 30 (2) |
1 Only league games are given. |
Radoslav Kováč (born November 27, 1979 in Šumperk ) is a former Czech football player who was last under contract with Sparta Prague .
Club career
About the youth teams of the SK Sigma Olomouc Kováč came into the first Czech league , where he became a fixture in the second year 1998/99. In 2003 he switched to the top Czech club Sparta Prague . There he became Czech champion and made a few appearances in the Champions League , before jumping abroad in 2005. He plays together with his compatriot Martin Jiránek at Spartak Moscow in the first Russian league . He plays variably in the defensive area as a central defender or as a defensive midfielder.
Outside Russia, Kováč was best known for a yellow card in Spartak Moscow's 2-2 draw against Lokomotiv Moscow on July 19, 2008. He brought a spectator who had run onto the field to the ground so that the security forces could catch him. He was warned by the referee for this unsportsmanlike nature. The speedster had to be brought limping from the square.
In late January 2009 Kováč moved on loan to West Ham United in the English Premier League , in August 2009 he was permanently signed by West Ham.
For the 2011/12 season the Czech joined the reigning Swiss champions FC Basel , where he signed a contract until 2013. His debut in a competitive match for FCB, he gave 16 July 2011 at 1-1 in their opening league match against BSC Young Boys in Stade de Suisse of Bern . At the end of the season Kováč won the championship title and with the cup victory also the double with Basel. He scored his first goal in the Swiss football championship (1-0 in the meantime) in a 1-1 away draw at the Stade de Tourbillon in the game against FC Sion on August 4, 2012.
National team
In his youth, Kováč was in action for the Czech youth team and was also part of the team that won the European Under-21 Championship in 2002. In 2004 he made his first appearance for the senior national team , although he has only been a substitute there so far. He also played the role of substitute in defense in the Czech Republic's World Cup squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
titles and achievements
FC Basel
- Swiss champion : 2012
- Swiss Cup Winner : 2012
- Watch cup winner : 2011
Web links
- Radoslav Kováč ( Memento from October 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Profile on the FC Basel website
- Profile in the database of the portal fotbal.idnes.cz , Czech
- International match statistics ( Memento from December 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), Czech
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kovac signs ( Memento of February 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) whufc.com of January 30, 2009, last accessed on February 1, 2009, English
- ↑ West Ham signs Kovac
- ↑ The exception transfer
- ↑ The football hit ends with a draw on BaZ online on July 16, 2011.
- ↑ Remo Meister: The FCB get a draw with the leader. FC Basel1893, 2012, accessed August 4, 2012 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kováč, Radoslav |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Šumperk , Czechoslovakia |