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Antonín Panenka, Czechoslovakia footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Antonín Panenka
Antonín Panenka
Czechoslovakia
2 December 1948
midfielder
Antonín Panenka is a Czech former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He spent most of his career at Czechoslovak club Bohemians Prague before having spells with various Austrian clubs including Rapid Wien. Panenka won UEFA Euro 1976 with Czechoslovakia and gained recognition for his winning penalty kick in the shoot-out of the final against West Germany where he scored with a softly-chipped ball up the middle of the goal as the goalkeeper dived away. This style of penalty is now known as a panenka. In 1980, he won Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year and his team finished third at Euro 1980.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Panenka in 2019
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Antonín Panenka
Date of birth: (1948-12-02) 2 December 1948 (age 77)
Place of birth: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position: Attacking midfielder
⚽ Team information:
Current team: Bohemians Prague (chairman)
⚽ Youth career:
1958–1967: Bohemians Prague
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1981: Bohemians Prague 230 (76)
1981–1985: Rapid Wien 127 (63)
1985–1987: VSE St. Pölten 50 (31)
1987–1989: SK Slovan Wien 54 (25)
1989–1991: ASV Hohenau 8 (6)
1991–1993: Kleinwiesendorf
Total: 469 (201)
⚽ International career:
1973–1982: Czechoslovakia 59 (17)

📼 Match Highlights Videos

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Channel Image Antonín Panenka - When Football Becomes Art (RARE)
5 years ago • 563.35K views
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Channel Image Czechoslovakia v West Germany: 1976 UEFA European Championship final highlights
10 years ago • 3.83M views
Estimated Revenue • $10,712

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Channel Image 40 year panalty PANENKA EUROCOPA 1976
9 years ago • 668.81K views
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Channel Image 10 Unforgettable PANENKA Penalty in Football
6 years ago • 3.71M views
Estimated Revenue • $10,399

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Channel Image The Panenka Penalty at the 1976 UEFA European Championship
1 years ago • 56.27K views
Estimated Revenue • $158

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Channel Image Antonín Panenka vs France (1979)
9 years ago • 35.26K views
Estimated Revenue • $99

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Channel Image OUTRAGEOUS Panenka Penalties That Deserve A Replay! 🥶 | Champions League Edition
1 years ago • 400.34K views
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Channel Image Sorare Legends - Antonin Panenka 1984/85 - Penalty master takes Rapid Wien to cusp of glory
3 years ago • 4.16K views
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Channel Image INTERVIEW WITH ANTONÍN PANENKA - Antonín de Honor #PremiosPanenka 2025
4 months ago • 526 views
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Antonín Panenka - Transfermarkt

Panenka himself weighs in on Real Madrid star Brahim Diaz’s penalty miss for Morocco: ‘It took me two years’ - World Soccer Talk

How to avoid a Panenka fail: Soccer's most controversial penalty technique - ESPN

  • ✐ ESPN
  • Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Is a Panenka ever the right choice for a penalty? - BBC

  • ✐ BBC
  • Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Football’s most iconic Panenka penalties 🤩 - Yahoo Sports

Marginal gains, deception and entertainment: This is why players take Panenkas - The Athletic - The New York Times

Inventor of the Panenka Explains Why Díaz Missed AFCON Final Penalty - Morocco World News

Brahim Díaz’s nightmare miss shows dangers of trying to emulate Panenka - The Guardian

What is the Panenka? Penalty kick technique, how to do it & players who used it after Brahim Diaz's Africa Cup of Nations disaster - Goal.com

  • ✐ Goal.com
  • Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Panenka raps Real Madrid midfielder Brahim over AFCON flop: It took me two years to perfect that penalty style - TribalFootball

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