Petr Kouba

Petr Kouba (born 28 January 1969 in Prague) is a Czech former professional football goalkeeper and current assistant coach for the Czech under-20 and under-21 national teams. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, for both he played total 46 matches between 1991 and 1998.[1]

Petr Kouba

Kouba in 1996
Personal information
Date of birth	28 January 1969
Place of birth	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1982–1983	FC Bohemians Praha
1983–1985	Slavoj Vyšehrad
1985–1988	FC Bohemians Praha
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1990	FC Bohemians Praha	54	(0)
1991–1996	Sparta Prague	152	(1)
1996–1997	Deportivo La Coruña	4	(0)
1997–1998	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0	(0)
1998–1999	Viktoria Žižkov	23	(0)
1999–2001	Deportivo La Coruña	2	(0)
2001–2002	FK Jablonec	19	(0)
2002–2005	Sparta Prague	3	(0)
Total		257	(1)
National team
1991–1992	Czechoslovakia	8	(0)
1993–1998	Czech Republic	38	(0)
Honours Men's football Representing  Czech Republic UEFA European Championship Runner-up 1996 England AC Sparta Prague Winner Gambrinus liga 1993–94 Winner Gambrinus liga 1994–95
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kouba, whose father Pavel Kouba was also a successful goalkeeper, began his playing career with Bohemians and Sparta Prague,[2] where he scored a goal from a penalty kick in a national league match against SK České Budějovice in the 1994–95 season.[3]

He was a participant in the UEFA Euro 1996, where the Czech Republic was runner-up.

References

1. Slavík, Jiří (30 November 2003). "Petr Kouba – International Appearances". RSSSF.
2. "Počty startů hráčů v I. Československé lize: K" (in Czech). JFK-Fotbal. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
3. "Útočníci závidí. Brankář dal sto gólů" (in Czech). lidovky.cz. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

External links

• Petr Kouba at FAČR (in Czech)