Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia Playing position Years Team | Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 1988–1996 Sparta Prague Name Jiri Rosicky | |
Date of birth (1977-11-11) 11 November 1977 (age 38) | ||
Jiri Rosicky (born 11 November 1977 in Prague) is a Czech retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Football career
Rosicky joined local Sparta Prague's youth system at the age of ten. Abroad, Rosicky played for Atletico Madrid's reserve team, spending four seasons in Segunda Division and being relegated in his last as the main squad had also dropped down a level in La Liga. He then spent three years in Austria playing for SC Bregenz, where he scored three times in 63 matches.
In his homeland he represented FK Baumit Jablonec in the 2003–04 Gambrinus liga. He later played for Bohemians 1905 before retiring at the age of 29, due to persistent injury problems with both knees.
Personal
Rosicky's father, also called Jiri, played football as a defender in the 1970s. His younger brother, Tomas, a midfielder, became the third footballer of the family. Also a youth graduate at Sparta, he played several seasons with both Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal, being a longtime Czech Republic international.