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Petr Čech
Petr Čech
Czech
20 May 1982
goalkeeper
Petr Čech is a Czech former professional football goalkeeper and current ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Haringey Huskies of the NIHL South Division 2. He has been described as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, and, by some, as the greatest goalkeeper, alongside Peter Schmeichel, in Premier League history.

Čech began his senior career at Chmel Blšany in 1999, where he played sporadically for two seasons prior to relocating to Sparta Prague in 2001. At age 19, Čech became a first team regular, and his single campaign with the club saw him register a league record of not conceding a goal in 903 competitive minutes. This led to his first move abroad, when he relocated to France to join Ligue 1 side Rennes for a fee of €5.5 million (£3.9 million) in 2002.

In France, Čech starred in an under-performing team, and was the subject of a then club-record transfer for a goalkeeper when he moved to Premier League side Chelsea for a fee of £7 million (€9.8 million) in 2004. In his eleven-year spell at Chelsea, Čech made 494 appearances in all competitions, making him their seventh most capped player of all time. He also helped the club win four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, one UEFA Champions League title, and one UEFA Europa League title. Čech also holds Chelsea's all-time record for clean sheets, with 228. Čech departed Chelsea in 2015 to join city rivals Arsenal for a fee of £10 million, where he won another FA Cup before retiring in 2019.

A Czech international, Čech made his debut with the Czech Republic in 2002, and is the most capped player in the history of the Czech national team, with 124 caps. He represented his country at the 2006 World Cup, as well as the 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 European Championships. He was voted into the Euro 2004 All-Star team after helping the Czechs reach the semi-finals, and served as the team's captain, prior to retiring from international competition in 2016. Čech also holds the record for the most Czech Footballer of the Year and Czech Golden Ball wins.

Čech holds a number of goalkeeping records, including the Premier League record for fewest appearances required to reach 100 clean sheets, having done so in 180 appearances, the most clean sheets in a season (24), as well as the record for the most clean sheets in Premier League history (202). Čech is also the only goalkeeper to have won the Premier League Golden Glove with two separate clubs, and has won it a joint record four times; in the 2004–05, 2009–10, 2013–14 and the 2015–16 seasons. He was voted the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper in 2005, received the award of Best Goalkeeper in the 2004–05, 2006–07 and 2007–08 editions of the UEFA Champions League, and went 1,025 minutes without conceding a goal in the 2004–05 season, a league record. He has the third most clean sheets since 2000 among all goalkeepers.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Čech with Arsenal in 2019
⚽ Personal information:
Born: (1982-05-20) 20 May 1982 (age 43)Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Alma mater: Longford International College (MBA)
Height: 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Sport:
Sport: Association footballIce hockey
Position: Association football careerPosition GoalkeeperYouth career1989–1999 Viktoria PlzeňSenior career*Years Team Apps (Gls)1999–2001 Chmel Blšany 27 (0)2001–2002 Sparta Prague 27 (0)2002–2004 Rennes 70 (0)2004–2015 Chelsea 333 (0)2015–2019 Arsenal 110 (0)Total 567 (0)International career1997–1998 Czech Republic U15 3 (0)1998–1999 Czech Republic U16 15 (0)1999 Czech Republic U17 3 (0)1999–2000 Czech Republic U18 13 (0)2000–2001 Czech Republic U20 7 (0)2001–2002 Czech Republic U21 15 (0)2002–2016 Czech Republic 124 (0) Medal record body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox table{display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox caption{display:table-caption} Men's football Representing  Czech Republic UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2002 Switzerland Goalkeeper Viktoria Plzeň Team Apps (Gls) Chmel Blšany 27 (0) Sparta Prague 27 (0) Rennes 70 (0) Chelsea 333 (0) Arsenal 110 (0) 567 (0) Czech Republic U15 3 (0) Czech Republic U16 15 (0) Czech Republic U17 3 (0) Czech Republic U18 13 (0) Czech Republic U20 7 (0) Czech Republic U21 15 (0) Czech Republic 124 (0) Winner 2002 Switzerland
Position: Goalkeeper
⚽ Youth career:
1989–1999: Viktoria Plzeň
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001: Chmel Blšany 27 (0)
2001–2002: Sparta Prague 27 (0)
2002–2004: Rennes 70 (0)
2004–2015: Chelsea 333 (0)
2015–2019: Arsenal 110 (0)
Total: 567 (0)
⚽ International career:
1997–1998: Czech Republic U15 3 (0)
1998–1999: Czech Republic U16 15 (0)
1999: Czech Republic U17 3 (0)
1999–2000: Czech Republic U18 13 (0)
2000–2001: Czech Republic U20 7 (0)
2001–2002: Czech Republic U21 15 (0)
2002–2016: Czech Republic 124 (0)
Position: Goalkeeper
⚽ Youth career:
1989–1999: Viktoria Plzeň
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001: Chmel Blšany 27 (0)
2001–2002: Sparta Prague 27 (0)
2002–2004: Rennes 70 (0)
2004–2015: Chelsea 333 (0)
2015–2019: Arsenal 110 (0)
Total: 567 (0)
⚽ International career:
1997–1998: Czech Republic U15 3 (0)
1998–1999: Czech Republic U16 15 (0)
1999: Czech Republic U17 3 (0)
1999–2000: Czech Republic U18 13 (0)
2000–2001: Czech Republic U20 7 (0)
2001–2002: Czech Republic U21 15 (0)
2002–2016: Czech Republic 124 (0)

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