Petr Čech
After his debut in the Czech championship aged only 17, Petr Čech was revealed during the U-23 European Championship in 2002. As the final went to penalty shoot outs, the tall goalkeeper destroyed all the French hopes to offer the victory to his country. Čech obviously received the attention of many scouts, and decided to continue his career in France, where Stade Rennais was the ideal step. Transferred for 5 million, the goalkeeper would bring in much more to Stade Rennais two years later when Chelsea came to recruit him. An immovable wall behind Rennes’ defence he contributed actively to maintain the club in Ligue 1 in 2003, then during his revival in 2004. Chelsea and Stade Rennais found a financial deal in January 2004 to transfer him in June, in exchange of a 12 million euros fee. Arrived in England, Čech became one of the best goalkeepers in the world and went on to win many trophies. Now, only a victory in Champion's League misses in his achievements with his club.
Name : Čech
Surname : Petr
Nationality : Czech
Date of birth : 20/05/1982
Place of Birth : Plzeň (Czech Republic)
Height : 1,97 m
Weight : 87 kg
Position : Goalkeeper
Number : 1
International : Czech team (A: 78 caps)
Career :
Amateur :
FC Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic, 1989-1999)
Professional :
FK Chmel Blšany (Czech Republic, 1999-2001)
Sparta Prague (Czech Republic 2001-2002)
Stade rennais (july 2002 - june 2004)
Chelsea FC (England, since june 2004)
Honours :
European Champion U23 in 2002 with Czech Republic
Champion of England in 2005, 2006 and 2010 with Chelsea
Carling Cup in 2007, 2009 and 2010 with Chelsea
FA Cup winner in 2005 and 2007 with Chelsea
Community Shield winner in 2005 and 2009 with Chelsea
European goalkeeper of the year in 2005, 2007 and 2008
Czech player of the year in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010 (federation)
Czech player of the year in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010 (medias)
Statistics :
- First game in Ligue 1 and with Rennes : Montpellier - Rennes (1-0), august 3th 2002
- Season 2002-2003 :
| Competition | Games | Started | Goals c. | Yellow | Red | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 3330 |
| Coupe de France | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 41 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3690 |
- Season 2003-2004 :
| Competition | Games | Started | Goals c. | Yellow | Red | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2906 |
| Coupe de France | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 330 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Total | 37 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3326 |
- Total :
| Competition | Matches | Started | Goals c. | Yellow | Red | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 6236 |
| Coupe de France | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 690 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Total | 78 | 78 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 7016 |
- photography copyrights : Рыбакова Елена via Wikimédia Commons
