Jiří Němec (born 15 May 1966)[1] is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]

Biography

Němec made his professional club debut with České Budějovice in 1985.[3] He moved to German club Schalke 04 in 1993, being an integral part of its defence when it won the 1997 UEFA Cup Final against Inter Milan.[3] In 2001, Němec extended his contract with Schalke 04 until the end of 2001–02 Bundesliga.[4] Němec moved to Viktoria Žižkov in January 2004.[5] He retired from professional football at the age of 39 on 4 July 2005, citing lack of motivation.[6]

At international level, Němec played for Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, serving as captain of both teams.[7] He made a total of 84 appearances for the two teams, scoring one goal for the latter.[8] As a footballer of Czechoslovakia, Němec was part of the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad that reached quarterfinals, but did not play in any match.[9] He went on to play at both the UEFA Euro 1996 and 2000 as a Czech international.[10]

After ending his football career, Němec became head coach of the third-tier club SK Sokol Brozany in Litoměřice District, having been working with minor breaks since 2011.[11] He is married to his wife Martina with two children: a daughter named Nikola and son named Patrik.[12]

Honours

Sparta Prague

Schalke 04

Czech Republic

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Psali historii fotbalové ligy: "Němej" muž s maskou nemluvy a srdcem nezlomného bojovníka". Sport.cz (in Czech). 3 May 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Jiří Němec". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b Casado, Edu (30 March 2019). "Qué fue de... Jiří Němec: Leyenda del Schalke 04 y del fútbol Checo". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  4. ^ Marshall, Adam. "Němec Extends Schalke Contract". Sky Sports. Sky Group. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  5. ^ Novák, Jaromír (20 January 2004). "Jiří Němec je ve Viktorii Žižkov". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  6. ^ Procházka, Petr (10 August 2015). "Jiří Němec neví. Králův Dvůr, či Dobrovice?". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  7. ^ Bílek, Petr (14 June 2023). "Hráči dostali legendárního Němce do saka. Víc už nezažijeme, smál se gólman". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  8. ^ Jiří Němec at FAČR (in Czech)
  9. ^ Novák, Jaromír (23 June 2009). "Jiřího Němce trénování chytlo. Chci se učit od zkušeného kouče, říká". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  10. ^ Krager, Matěj (7 March 2019). "Nejlepší nákup německého velkoklubu a legenda Sparty? To byl úchvatný Jiří Němec!". Ruik.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  11. ^ Pešout, Josef (18 April 2024). "Vicemistr Evropy a bývalý kapitán reprezentace Jiří Němec trénuje v Brozanech". Seznam.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Válel za Schalke i Spartu. Teď je Jiří Němec modlou na Zličíně". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  13. ^ "1997 | 1. ročník Zlatého míče ČR". České Noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 19 January 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_N%C4%9Bmec
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