Zdeněk Svoboda
Czech footballer (born 1972)
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Zdeněk Svoboda (born 20 May 1972) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder mostly for Sparta Prague in Czech First League.
Date of birth
20 May 1972
Place of birth
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position
Midfielder
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1972 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brno, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | 1. FC Brno | 15 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Dukla Prague | 23 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | 1. FC Brno | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1993–2002 | Sparta Prague | 168 | (20) | |||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | K.V.C. Westerlo | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | BV Cloppenburg | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Sliema Wanderers | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Czech Republic | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Sparta Prague B | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | AC Sparta Prague (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Czech Republic (assistant) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Svoboda was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia.[1] He notably played for Sparta Prague, spending nine seasons and played over 150 matches.[2] Svoboda played nine matches with the Czech Republic national team.[citation needed] In July 2009, Svoboda took up his first coaching role as head coach for the Sparta Prague reserve team.[3]