Jiří Němec

Jiří Němec

Personal information
Full name	Jiří Němec
Date of birth	(1966-05-15) 15 May 1966
Place of birth	Pacov, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1987	České Budějovice	58	(2)
1987–1990	Dukla Prague	81	(5)
1990–1993	Sparta Prague	83	(6)
1993–2002	Schalke 04	256	(6)
2002–2003	Chmel Blšany	27	(0)
2003	Sparta Prague	12	(0)
2004	Viktoria Žižkov	12	(0)
Total		529	(19)
International career
1990–1993	Czechoslovakia	20	(0)
1994–2001	Czech Republic	64	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing Czech Republic UEFA European Championship Runner-up 1996 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jiří Němec (born 15 May 1966 in Pacov) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic.

He won a total of 84 international caps for the two teams, scoring one goal, and played at both Euro 96 and Euro 2000.

At club level, he spent nine seasons with Schalke 04 in Germany, playing 256 Bundesliga games and scoring six goals. He was an integral part of their defence when they won the UEFA Cup in May 1997.

Honours

Sparta Prague

• Czechoslovak First League: 1990–91, 1992–93
• Czechoslovak Cup: 1989–90, 1991–92
• Czech First League: 2002–03

Schalke 04

• DFB-Pokal: 2000–01, 2001–02
• UEFA Cup: 1996–97

Czech Republic

• UEFA European Football Championship: Runner-up Medal 1996

Individual

• Czech Footballer of the Year: 1997
• Golden Ball (Czech Republic): 1997

External links

• Jiří Němec at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
• International Appearances at RSSSF