Full name Karel Poborsky Name Karel Poborsky 1987–1988 Jiskra Trebon Weight 72 kg | 1984–1987 Ceske Budejovice Height 1.74 m 1978–1984 TJ Trebon Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1972-03-30) 30 March 1972 (age 43) Place of birth Jindrichuv Hradec, Czechoslovakia Similar People Jan Koller, Pavel Nedved, Ronny Johnsen, Lee Sharpe | ||
Karel poborsk the legendary 7
Karel Poborský ( [ˈkarɛl ˈpoborskiː]) (born 30 March 1972) is a retired Czech professional footballer who played as a right winger. He was most noted for his technical ability.
Contents
- Karel poborsk the legendary 7
- Karel poborsk narazil jsem si s cantonou mujprvnigol
- Club career
- International career
- The Poborsk lob
- Club
- Country
- Individual
- International goals
- References
He began and finished his club career at České Budějovice, also winning Czech First League titles at the two largest clubs in Prague, Slavia and Sparta. Between these domestic triumphs, he won a Premier League title at Manchester United and also played for Benfica and Lazio.
After Petr Čech, Poborský ranks second in appearances for the Czech national team, with 118 between 1994 and 2006, retiring from international football after playing at the country's first World Cup. He also played in three European Championships, being named in the Team of the Tournament at UEFA Euro 1996 after helping the Czechs to the final.
Karel poborsk narazil jsem si s cantonou mujprvnigol
Club career
Poborský began playing professionally with České Budějovice, FK Viktoria Žižkov and SK Slavia Prague (the season Patrik Berger left for Borussia Dortmund).
Poborský was one of a number of the Czech squad at UEFA Euro 1996 who left the Czech Republic to play in another country after the tournament. In July 1996 he signed with Manchester United but, due to David Beckham's rising stardom, Poborský would only manage one-and-a-half seasons at Old Trafford. He did collect a Premier League title winner's medal in the 1996–97 season, however, playing in 22 out of 38 league games and scoring four goals, also helping United reach the Champions League semi-finals.
In January 1998, he left for Portuguese Liga side Benfica, where he was at his best form, playing alongside João Pinto, and became an instant hit and a fan favourite.
After a string of impressive performances, Poborský moved sides in January 2001, joining Serie A's Lazio. In July 2002, he returned to his homeland, signing with Sparta Prague, where he became the highest-paid footballer playing in the Czech Republic. He subsequently returned to his first club, Dynamo České Budějovice, scoring two goals and setting up a third on the way to a 4–0 victory against Sigma Olomouc B in his first match. He retired on 28 May 2007 after a match against another former side, Slavia Prague.
International career
Poborský's first international appearance, against Turkey on 23 February 1994, was also the first match for the Czech team after the partition of Czechoslovakia. He played for his country at Euro 96, where he was one of the most valuable players of Czech national team and even the whole tournament, scoring there his well-known "Poborský lob", Euro 2000, and Euro 2004, and was also in the nation's squad for the 2006 World Cup, where his performances was far below, due to his age and contract with České Budějovice, which played "only" Czech 2. Liga. After the 2006 World Cup, Poborský retired from international competition.
Following his 2007 club retirement, Poborský started working as a technical leader for the national team.
The Poborský-lob
Poborský's name is often attached to his performance in Euro 96, where during the quarter-final match against Portugal, he chipped the ball and lobbed it over the advancing Vítor Baía. The goal became a trademark shot for Poborský, as that shooting style was soon attributed to him.
In 2008, it was voted the best individual goal in the Carlsberg goal of the day poll on Euro2008.com. As a club player, Poborský scored a similar goal against Porto (again with Vítor Baía as the goalkeeper) while at Benfica.