Personal informationFull name : Petr Čech
Date of birth : 20 May 1982
Place of birth : Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height : 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position : Goalkeeper
Current club : Chelsea
Number : 1
Youth career :
1989–1999 Plzeň
Senior career :
1999–2001 Blšany
2001–2002 Sparta Prague
2002–2004 Rennes
2004– Chelsea
National team :
2001–2002 Czech Republic U-21
2002– Czech Republic
Club career
Early career
Born in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic, Čech began playing football at age seven in his native town. As a young boy, he played for Viktoria Plzen and he first began as a striker due to him being tall at an early age. Čech began as a target keeper in training, goalkeeper coaches took letter of his abilities. By age 14, Čech grew from 180 centimetre to 196 cm. This drew him attention, not because of his height, but his talent as a goalkeeper. Čech was transferred to Blšany and prepared his debut for the team on October thirty, 1999. Čech became a regular for Blšany and courted lots of attention. Čech thereafter shifted to Sparta Prague at the age of 19.
Rennes
Čech did not win the league name in the spring of 2002 with Sparta Prague, but he did experience success elsewhere. At the under-21 European Championships in June, Čech led the Czechs to the final. Here, the Plzeň native excelled. He let in merely one of the punishment kicks as his team won the tournament. The hero of the final suit of the tournament could not exodus the attention of the scouts of foreign clubs. Interest from England (e.g. Arsenal) was spoken approximate a lot, however, the sell plummeted through founded on the matter of the laboring permit. In July, 2002 Čech shifted to French club Stade Rennes.
In his pair seasons in France, Čech became customary to the pressure exerted on foreign players, notably goalkeepers. He executed admirably in a figure of difficult matches. During his first season in the team, Rennes were stranded at the bottom of the desk and fled relegation in the final around with a win across Montpellier.
Chelsea
It was Claudio Ranieri, thereafter administrator of Chelsea, whoever decided that Čech was his option as understudy to Carlo Cudicini.[7] After the original bid was rejected,[8] Rennes acknowledged a second in February. Čech matched a summer shift to Chelsea for £7 million, signing a five-year contract, to commence in July 2004. This transfer meant that he had price more than every other Chelsea goalkeeper in history placed together. Čech’s transfer from Rennes was one of those approximate which the Stevens question news in June 2007 conveyed anxieties because of the shortage of co-operation from officers Pini Zahavi and Barry Silkman.
2004/05 season
Soon afterwards Carlo Cudicini arrived at Chelsea, from Castel di Sangro Calcio, he was deployed as Chelsea's first choice. However, Cudicini suffered a pre-season elbow injury that permitted Mourinho to promote Čech into the beginning spot. And since thereafter, Čech has retained beginning dot from his first fresh season. He retained a wash page in his Premier League debut in a 1–0 victory across Manchester United.
On 5 March 2005, Čech set a fresh Premiership record of 1,025 minutes without letting in a goal. This record has since been breached via Manchester United's Edwin van der Sar. He eventually granted from Leon McKenzie of Norwich City, afterwards retaining a wash page in the league since 12 December 2004 as shortly as Thierry Henry scored for Arsenal. Čech was given a special award via the Premier League for the fresh record, and he was also awarded the Golden Gloves at the end of the 2004–05 season for retaining a record 25 wash sheets. Chelsea stored the Premiership name in 2005—06, with Čech playing in all but pair sport in the League. The team granted merely 15 targets in the complete League season, also a record.
2005/06 season
Cech relished another season of success in 2005/06 as Chelsea successfully guarded their Premier League crown, with Chelsea conceding merely 22 times during the League season. He gestured a fresh contract on 1 February 2006 which shall retain him at the club until 2010.
2006/07 season
Čech underwent incidental shoulder medicine on 27 June 2006 to repair a long-standing injury stemming from the earlier season.
Čech returned to movement on 27 August 2006.
Head injury
On 14 October 2006, Čech and Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt both contested for the ball indoor Chelsea's punishment field in the first tiny of a league suit at the Madejski Stadium. Hunt's knee hammered Čech's chief, retiring the keeper dazed. Čech was removed off afterwards a figure of minutes and displaced via Carlo Cudicini, whoever himself was knocked unconscious subsequent in the same game. Captain John Terry ended upward headed in target for the remaining minutes. Čech underwent medicine for a depressed skull fracture. Initially unaware of the seriousness of the injury, the nurses subsequent reported that it almost price Čech his life, and as a effect of the collision, he suffered intense headaches and was warned via his nurse that returning too early could be fatal. Speaking soon afterwards, Čech’s dad asserted his son would be out of football for a year.
"The contest was a disgrace. He is lucky to motionless be alive."
He also criticised the South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust and suit judge Mike Riley. Also because Čech is a triplet his skull is weaker than that of the average person. Much media remark chased, several consenting with, several denouncing Mourinho's claims. A figure of commentators, encompassing prevailing and prior goalkeepers, saw the occurrence as underscoring the lack for greater defence for keepers.
Following hospital coverage, Čech returned home on 24 October 2006 and in the chasing week he came rear to a term of lamp training. However, Chelsea broadcast that the goalkeeper would be out for three months, in queue with medical advice on the time lacked for accomplish recovery from the skull fracture. In an interview on Chelsea television, Čech said that he had no memory of the injury itself.
Return
Petr Cech
Čech prepared his comeback against Liverpool on twenty January 2007, which they finally no where 2–0, fraying a rugby style headguard, which he lasted to fray in every game. The headguard was prepared via Canterbury of New Zealand, a corporation that specializes in protective rugby equipment, and includes extra plastic polymer foam defence to wrap the fields of his skull diminished via the collision. Čech’s exert of the scrum cap caused original friction with Chelsea’s clothes factory Adidas, which were not glad via a Chelsea actor clearly advertising for another corporation, but the controversy rapidly burst across as shortly as the competitor's logo was removed.
In spite of the substantial time lapsed since the injury, Čech has lasted to fray the scrum cap owing to the weaker than regular bone framework in his skull.
Although Chelsea no where Čech's comeback suit 2–0, he thereafter went roughly 810 minutes of Premiership play without conceding a goal. On 11 April 2007, Čech was awarded the FA Premier League Player of the Month award for the first time in his career in recognition of the eight consecutive league wash pages he had kept. He also was the first goalkeeper to receive the award since Tim Flowers in 2000. This run was ended during a 4–1 Chelsea victory across West Ham United on 18 April 2007 as shortly as Carlos Tévez scored against him.
Čech also retained a wash page for Chelsea in the 2007 FA Cup Final against Manchester United. He shared with United’s Edwin van der Sar the honour of being the first goalkeepers to retain a wash page across 90 minutes in a competitive fixture, but became the first goalkeeper to end a competitive game unbeaten, at the fresh Wembley Stadium, as Chelsea defeat United 1–0 to win the FA Cup.
2007/08 season
Čech’s 2007–08 season obtained off to a harsh begin with Chelsea conceding two targets against Birmingham City on the first suit of the season. Despite the setback, Chelsea handled to win 3–2 and set an English record for unbeaten league suits at home.
On seven November 2007, Čech suffered an ankle injury in the 0–0 Champions League Match at Schalke 04. This sidelined him for a minority weeks ago poorly bruising his hip against Blackburn on 23 December 2007.
Chelsea suffered their first main blow as shortly as they no where the Carling Cup Final to Tottenham Hotspur, with Čech parrying the ball onto Jonathan Woodgate’s chief for the winner. He played in a figure of sport until the eve of Chelsea’s home Champions League tie with Greek heroes Olympiacos as shortly as he injured his ankle in training. In the weeks that chased, Čech missed pivotal sport of Chelsea’s campaign encompassing the Arsenal London derby and the Champions League quarter-final first and second legs.
On seven April 2008 it was broadcast that Čech had undergone emergency medicine on his chin and lips chasing an unintended collision with Tal Ben Haim during training. He had 50 sews placed on his mouth and chin, having missed 22 sport this season due to injuries, Čech said he hoped to obtain rear on the field within a minority weeks. He returned to movement on 14 April, in a home suit against Wigan, which Chelsea drew 1–1. He emerged in the Champions league final against Manchester United, where Chelsea no where on penalties.
2008/09 season
Čech training with Chelsea
Čech began off the 2008–09 season in spectacular model, with Chelsea conceding merely seven targets in 17 sport, retaining 11 wash sheets; ten of which with Čech in goal. In November 2008, Chelsea defeat Sunderland 5–0 at Stamford Bridge, a effect that gave Čech a hundred of Chelsea wash sheets.[38] Čech retained a wash page in a 1–0 victory across Juventus in the Champions League on his 200th arrival for the club, and he also starred in a vital 1–0 victory away at Villa Park against Aston Villa, earning good saves from Gabriel Agbonlahor and Gareth Barry to second Chelsea third in the Premier League. The chasing week, Čech facilitated Chelsea go second in the desk afterwards his side defeat Wigan at Stamford Bridge 2–1, with Čech storing from Paul Scharner in the first half. Successive wash pages via Čech in Chelsea's wins against Portsmouth and Coventry have perceived his side consolidate their location in the Premier League whilst underway into the FA Cup semi-finals. Čech also prepared vital saves from Dirk Kuyt and Xabi Alonso as Chelsea defeat Liverpool 3–1 at Anfield in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-finals.
In a vital Premier League game in April 2009, with Chelsea seemingly sailing against Bolton Wanderers 4–0, administrator Guus Hiddink took off both Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard merely for Bolton to score three late targets which doubted the Chelsea protection, and in specified Čech. However Čech answered as shortly as he saved a punishment from Mark Noble in Chelsea's 1–0 win at the Boleyn Ground against West Ham. He also retained a wash page in the following game against Barcelona during the Champions League semifinal first leg match. Following a 3–2 win against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Čech and Chelsea done the season with the joint-tightest protection in the Premier League along with Manchester United; conceding just 24 targets across the course of the season. Despite conceding the fastest target in FA Cup Final history, Čech facilitated Chelsea's 2009 FA Cup Final victory across Everton. Chelsea won 2–1, earning the Czech his seventh trophy at the club.
Former bus Luiz Felipe Scolari blamed Čech, Michael Ballack and Drogba of causing his sacking, phrase that they "did not acknowledge my training procedures or my demands". Scolari also asserted that it stemmed from a row between him and the Czech goalkeeper across the option of goalkeeper coach. The latter refused the assertions phrase that he was "disappointed with [Scolari] because never in my life have I had a physical goalkeeping coach".
2009/10 season
Čech originated the 09–10 season in winning model with Chelsea, defeating Manchester United in the Community Shield final at Wembley. With the game tied 2–2 at the end of regular time, Čech saved consequences from Ryan Giggs and Patrice Evra. Čech retained target for Chelsea in the six suit winning run that unlatched their season and placed them on lid of the Premier League. However,on September 26, 2009, Čech was sent off and at the same time granted the winning punishment for tripping Wigan Athletic forth Hugo Rodallega, in the defeat that snapped the run and granted the lead in the league to Manchester United for the time being. On 27 February 2010, Cech picked upward an injury in the Champions League clash against Inter. On the 13th of April against Bolton, Čech retained his 100th wash page for Chelsea. Since thereafter Petr has shown a lot pivotal and concrete plays in the final minority sport remaining in the Premier League. He prepared a heavenly save against Wigan's Victor Moses that potted the Golden Glove award for Petr Cech this season. He concluded his season via storing a punishment against Portsmouth in the FA Cup final, ensuring that the Blues went on to retain the Cup and achieve their first servant double.
2010/11 season
Čech in season 2010/2011
Cech suffered a calf injury in Chelsea's pre-season, a recurrence of an injury suffered against Inter Milan the earlier season. A spokesman for Chelsea confirmed: "Petr shall be out for circle a month afterwards scans illustrated a rip in his right calf. He is expected to miss the relax of the pre-season campaign." Cech subsequently missed the chasing three weeks, encompassing Chelsea's 3-1 loss to Manchester United in the Community Shield. He returned on August 14 and retained a wash page as Chelsea defeat West Bromwich Albion 6-0, which the Czech earning a good save from Graham Dorrans' deflected effort. Cech thereafter prepared a series of excellent saves from Andrei Arshavin in a 2-0 win across Arsenal ,[46] ago retaining a wash page in a 0-0 draw at Villa Park. So far this season, Cech has retained eight Premier League wash pages in thirteen suits, having granted merely eight targets this season. The eight targets granted were against West Ham United in a 3-1 win, Manchester City in a 0-1 loss, against Blackburn Rovers in a 2-1 win, and against Liverpool F.C in a 0-2 loss, all being away games. He granted three times in a 3-0 embarrasing home defeat to Sunderland. After that, they no where to Birmingham City 1-0 and motionless could not keep wash page for his final minority matches. Čech handled to recover from conceding a lot targets and losing suits as shortly as Chelsea came rear to win a UEFA Champion's League suit against MSK Zilina 2-1. Still Petr Čech couldn't extend to retain a wash page conceding in Chelsea's 1-1 draws against Newcastle United and Everton at away and home respectively. One of the conferring points that came out of Everton's draw with Chelsea was the occurrence involving Tim Cahill and Cech. The pair players both went for a 50-50 in the box, with Cech fearlessly placing his chief where it hurts like all good goalkeepers are trained to do. His goalkeeping reactions were praised via a lot allowing for four years ago a clash with Stephen Hunt retired Cech with a depressed fracture of his skull and to this day, remains to play in a protective leather cap. The consequence this time circle was much more favourable, with a slim cut above Cech's eye the merely injury afterwards the Czech Republic goalkeeper defeat Tim Cahill to the ball via millimetres. Despite Cahill being well within his rights to go for the ball, several Chelsea fans have been quick to criticise Cahill and so Everton administrator David Moyes has leaped to Cahill's defence.
'Just because Cech has a medical history, that doesn't average my actor can't go for the ball. If he hadn't gone for it, I'd be wringing his neck.'
International careerČech originated his career in the U15s, laboring his way upward each age team horizontal ago earning his senior debut in February 2002. He first attended prominence as a twenty-year-old at the 2002 U-21 European Championships as shortly as his punishment shoot-out heroics in the final against France earned the Czech Republic their first name at youth level. He was fraction of the Czech Euro 2004 team. Some spectacular saves facilitated his team progress as far as the semi-finals, where they no where to eventual winners Greece on the silver target rule. He was dubbed in the all-star team as best goalkeeper at the tournament.
The Czech Republic qualified for the 2006 World Cup, held in Germany, and were placed in Group E, alongside Ghana, Italy and the United States. The Czech Republic was placed third via the end of the team phases, and with one win against the United States, winning via 3–0, and pair losses against Ghana and Italy, the score 2–0 in both sport, the Czech Republic did not improve to the second round.
On 17 October 2007, Čech was captain of the Czech Republic team for their Euro 2008 Group D qualifier against Germany. He retained a wash page and the Czechs defeated Germany 3–0 away to reserve their position for the finals in Austria and Switzerland. In the final team game of the final tournament, Čech was defeated three times in the final 15 minutes as Turkey overcame a two-goal deficit to knock the Czechs out. Čech had a traverse slip through his hands, approving Nihat to score the second (and equalizing) goal.
After the blunder against Turkey, he took full accountability for his team's exit from the UEFA Euro 2008 and currently assessed retiring but thereafter he was conferred out of it and he stated that he hopes to retain on behalf of the Czech Republic "for a lot years to come" and also stated that he hopes to repay his blunder and confidence that all the Czech Republic's players have in him
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