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World Cup South Africa 2010
History - Groups - Players - Venues
Favorite Players by Country (Germany 2006)
Group E - Czech Republic:
Petr Čech
Place of Birth: Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Date of Birth: May 20th, 1982
Position: Goalkeeper
Clubs: Blšany, Sparta Prague, Rennes, Chelsea FC
Čech really came of age in the 2001/02 campaign following a transfer to AC Sparta Prague. The young custodian won a first-team place four matches into the Czech season, and proceeded to set a national record by going 855 minutes without conceding a goal.
After just one season at the Letná, Cech joined Stade Rennais FC in July 2002 for a reported fee of €5m. Not one of France’s glamour clubs, the Czech was virtually ever-present as Rennes preserved their Ligue 1 status and reached the Coupe de France semi-finals, he played all but five of Rennes' games as they finished ninth.
In January 2004 he agreed a summer move to Chelsea. When he arrived, there was uncertainty over whether he would be the first choice goalkeeper as Chelsea already had Carlo Cudicini, who many considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in the English League. Once the season started, he became the first choice goalkeeper at Chelsea, and has been solid between the posts for the club.
On 5th March 2005 Čech set a new Premiership record of 1025 minutes without letting in a goal. He was finally beaten by Leon McKenzie of Norwich City. He had kept a clean sheet in the league since 12th December 2004 when Thierry Henry scored for Arsenal. Čech was given a special award by the Premier League for the new record, and he was also awarded the Golden Gloves at the end of the 2004-05 season for keeping a record 21 clean sheets.
He signed a new contract on 1 February 2006 which will keep him at the club until 2010.
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