Luděk Mikloško

Football manager infobox
playername = Luděk Mikloško


fullname = Luděk Mikloško
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|12|9
cityofbirth = Prostějov
countryofbirth = Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
currentclub =
position = Goalkeeper
years = 1980-1982 1982-1990 1990-1998 1998-2001
clubs = Union Cheb Banik Ostrava West Ham Q.P.R.
caps(goals) = 23 (0) 211 (0) 374 (0) 57 (0)
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nationalteam = Czechoslovakia Czech Republic
nationalcaps(goals) = 40 (0) 2 (0)
pcupdate = 18:52, 27 November 2007 (UTC) Luděk "Ludo" Mikloško (born 9 December, 1961 in Prostějov) is a former Czech football goalkeeper. He is also currently employed as the Goalkeeping coach to West Ham United Football Club.

Ludo Miklosko started his career in his native Czechoslovakia with Banik Ostrava. His talent was noted by West Ham United who snapped him up in February 1990. A brave and excellent shot stopper with a huge clearance kick, he went on to play 374 times for the team. He was named Hammer of the Year in 1991. He is well remembered for a man of the match performance against Manchester United on the last day of the 1994/95 season where West Ham drew 1-1 with Manchester United to help secure Blackburn Rovers their first league title in over 80 years. He was eventually sold to Queens Park Rangers in 1998 for a nominal fee after a successful loan spell.

Miklosko received 41 caps for the Czech Republic. He retired due to injury in 2001. He then returned to West Ham, where he took up a goalkeeping coaching role.

References

*Jan Palička, [http://www.svet.czsk.net/clanky/osobnosti/miklosko.html "Luděk Mikloško: Fotbal v Anglii je jako jiná dimenze"] , MF DNES