- Marek Čech (Slovak footballer)
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- For the Czech goalkeeper, see Marek Čech (Czech footballer).
Marek Čech Personal information Date of birth 26 January 1983 Place of birth Trebišov, Czechoslovakia Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] Playing position Left Back/Left Winger Club information Current club Trabzonspor Number 5 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2004 Inter Bratislava 71 (1) 2004–2005 Sparta Prague 17 (0) 2005–2008 F.C. Porto 78 (2) 2008–2011 West Bromwich Albion 54 (2) 2011– Trabzonspor 6 (0) National team‡ 2004– Slovakia 48 (5) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011Marek Čech (born 18 January 1983) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for Trabzonspor. He primarily plays as an attacking left-sided wing-back.
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Biography
He has previously played for Inter Bratislava, Sparta Prague and FC Porto. While at AC Sparta Prague, Čech was part of a no-nonsense defence. In the 2005–06 season he was part of Co Adriaanse's triumphant domestic league and cup winning FC Porto. He also plays for the Slovakia national football team and was a regular part of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying team.
On 15 July 2008 Čech signed for Premier League team West Bromwich Albion for £1.4 million.[2] He made his debut the following month, playing in midfield in a 1–0 defeat to Arsenal in the opening game of the 2008–09 Premier League season.[3] Albion manager Tony Mowbray referred to Čech as a "model professional" and said that he had brought the player in to create competition for left back Paul Robinson.[4] Čech was unable to command a regular place in the side however, making just 11 appearances all season.[5] Following the departure of Tony Mowbray and the sale of Paul Robinson, Cech has established himself as an important member of new manager Roberto Di Matteo squad. He scored his first two goals for West Brom in a 3–1 win over Plymouth Argyle on 12 September 2009.[6] In May 2011 Čech's his contract with Albion was extended by a further year along with that of team mate Roman Bednar.[7]
Trabzonspor
On 31 August 2011 It was confirmed that Marek Cech had signed for Trabzonspor.[8] for €1 million.[9]
International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 8 September 2007 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia 
Republic of Ireland2 – 2 2–2 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying 2. 21 November 2007 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino 
San Marino0 – 4 0–5 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying 3. 21 November 2007 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino0 – 5 0–5 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying 4. 6 June 2009 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia San Marino1 – 0 7–0 World Cup 2010 Qualifying 5. 6 June 2009 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia San Marino3 – 0 7–0 World Cup 2010 Qualifying Honours
- Corgoň Liga (Slovakian Championship): 2000–01
- Slovakian Cup: 2000–01
- Gambrinus liga (Czech Championship): 2004–05
- Superliga (Portuguese Championship): 2005–06 and 2006–07 and 2007-08
- Portuguese Cup: 2005–06
- SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira: 2005–06
Slovakia
- Slovakia U20
- 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Participation
- Slovakia U19
- 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship - Third place
References
- ^ "BBC Sport Football player profile Marek Cech". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/c/cech_256167.stm. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "Baggies sign Cech". West Bromwich Albion F.C.. 2008-07-15. http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~1343888,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ "Arsenal vs WBA". West Bromwich Albion F.C.. 2008-08-16. http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10366~43689,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ^ "Boss pleased with Cech impact". West Bromwich Albion F.C.. 21 August 2008. http://www.wba.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~1370892,00.html. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ "Marek Cech player statistics". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=39191&seasonid=138. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ^ "West Brom 3–1 Plymouth". BBC. 12 September 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8244121.stm. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ Baggies release three first-team squad members from bbc.co.uk
- ^ Cech sözleşme imzaladı (Turkish)
- ^ "Profesyonel Futbolcu Marek Cech ve Kulübüyle Anlaşmaya Varılmıştır" (in Turkish). Turkish Public Disclosure System (KAP). 31 August 2011. http://www.kap.gov.tr/yay/Bildirim/Bildirim.aspx?id=168750. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
External links
- Marek Čech player profile at wba.co.uk
- Marek Čech career stats at Soccerbase
- BBC Sport profile of Marek Čech
• 2 Pekarík • 3 Škrtel • 4 Čech • 5 Zabavník • 6 Štrba • 7 Weiss • 8 Kozák • 9 Šesták • 10 Sapara • 11 Vittek • 12 Perniš • 13 Hološko • 14 Jakubko • 15 Stoch • 16 Ďurica • 17 Hamšík (c) • 18 Jendrišek • 19 Kucka • 20 Kopúnek • 21 Saláta • 22 Petráš • 23 Kuciak • Coach: Weiss
Trabzonspor – current squad 1 Onur · 5 Čech · 6 Głowacki · 7 Murat · 8 Barış Özbek · 9 Halil · 10 Mierzejewski · 11 Vittek · 12 Paulo Henrique · 14 Piotr Brożek · 15 Zokora · 17 Burak · 18 Tayfun · 19 Eren · 20 Colman · 21 Barış · 22 Mustafa · 23 Giray · 24 Aykut · 25 Alanzinho · 26 Sezer · 27 Sapara · 28 Čelůstka · 29 Tolga · 30 Serkan · 32 Paweł Brożek · 63 Ferhat · 70 Sercan · 80 Volkan · 89 Zeki · 91 Bora · Head Coach: Güneş
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Trebišov
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- Slovak footballers
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- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
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- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Slovak expatriates in the United Kingdom
- FK Inter Bratislava players
- AC Sparta Prague players
- F.C. Porto players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Slovak Superliga players
- Primeira Liga players
- Premier League players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Trabzonspor footballers
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