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Vrabec
Vrabec, feminine: Vrabcová, is a Czech and Slovak surname, which means "sparrow".''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Vrabec Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 14 January 2016. A related name coming from Czech language roots with the same meaning is Brabec. Notable people with the surname include: *Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová (born 1986), Czech cross country skier *Ivan Vrabec (born 1963), Slovak football player and manager *Petr Vrabec (born 1962), Czech football player and manager *Roland Vrabec (born 1974), German football manager *Thomas Vrabec Thomas Vrabec (born October 22, 1966) is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey centre of Czech ancestry. He was born in Jablonec nad Nisou. In 1996 he had to abandon his career due to thrombosis. He was team captain of the SC Bern and the Swi ... (born 1966), Swiss ice hockey player See also * References {{surname, Vrabec Czech-language surnames Surnames from nicknames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Vrabec
Petr Vrabec (born 5 June 1962) is a Czech football manager and former player. He won six Czechoslovak First League titles with Sparta Prague at club level. Vrabec also represented Czechoslovakia, playing three times and scoring once in 1993. Playing career Club career As a player, Vrabec won six league titles in eight seasons with Sparta Prague, racking up 168 appearances and 21 goals between 1985 and 1993. During the 1991–92 European Cup he scored three goals for the club, including one at the Nou Camp stadium against FC Barcelona. In 1993, he went to Germany to play for Stuttgarter Kickers before returning to his homeland with Viktoria Žižkov in the 1994–95 season. Vrabec played in European competitions with Žižkov, scoring in the 4–3 aggregate win in the qualifying round of the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup against IFK Norrköping. He spent his later career with Chmel Blšany, where he suffered a broken leg, which limited him in his final season with the clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Vrabec
Roland Vrabec (born 6 March 1974) is a German football manager. He was most recently the manager of Esbjerg fB. Personal life Vrabec played as a teenager at the Frankfurt district club Spvgg 05 Oberrad and as a senior in amateur status at SG Croatia Frankfurt. With his club he played in the former Bundesliga league Hessen and then Football Hessenliga. Already at the age of 26, he ended his active career in order to devote himself to further education as a sports science expert with a focus on sports medicine and training. Vrabec studied from 2000 at the Institute of Psychology and Sports Science (IFS) of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt. He completed his training at the Hennes Weisweiler Academy in Hennef. Career Vrabec's previous coaching stations were from 2001 initially the youth area of the FSV Frankfurt, the 1st FSV Mainz 05 and an assistant seniors at the 1st FC Lokomotive Leipzig from 2012 to 2013. From 2011 to 2013 he was co-coach of the U-18 teams at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Vrabec
Ivan Vrabec (born 12 October 1962) is a Slovak football coach and a former player. He is the assistant manager of Abha Club, under Martin Ševela. Honours Individual * Fortuna Liga The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, ... Manager of the season 2014-15 External links Ivan Vrabec profileat Soccerway References 1962 births Living people Czechoslovak men's footballers FC Nitra players Slovak men's footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Slovak football managers FK Senica managers Men's association football defenders {{Slovakia-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Vrabec
Thomas Vrabec (born October 22, 1966) is a retired Swiss professional ice hockey centre of Czech ancestry. He was born in Jablonec nad Nisou. In 1996 he had to abandon his career due to thrombosis. He was team captain of the SC Bern and the Swiss national team. Achievements *1987 - NLA Champion with HC Lugano *1988 - NLA Champion with HC Lugano *1990 - NLA Champion with HC Lugano *1991 - NLA Champion with SC Bern *1992 - NLA Champion with SC Bern International play Thomas Vrabec participated in the following tournaments for the Swiss national team: * 2 A- World Championships: 1991, 1993 * 2 B-World Championships: 1989, 1990 * 2 Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...: 1988 in Calgary and 1992 in Albertville External links * 1966 births Sportspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Language
Czech (; Czech ), historically also Bohemian (; ''lingua Bohemica'' in Latin), is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. Spoken by over 10 million people, it serves as the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech is closely related to Slovak, to the point of high mutual intelligibility, as well as to Polish to a lesser degree. Czech is a fusional language with a rich system of morphology and relatively flexible word order. Its vocabulary has been extensively influenced by Latin and German. The Czech–Slovak group developed within West Slavic in the high medieval period, and the standardization of Czech and Slovak within the Czech–Slovak dialect continuum emerged in the early modern period. In the later 18th to mid-19th century, the modern written standard became codified in the context of the Czech National Revival. The main non-standard variety, known as Common Czech, is based on the vernacular of Prague, but is now spoken as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak Language
Slovak () , is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. It is part of the Indo-European language family, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of the larger Balto-Slavic branch. Spoken by approximately 5 million people as a native language, primarily ethnic Slovaks, it serves as the official language of Slovakia and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Slovak is closely related to Czech, to the point of mutual intelligibility to a very high degree, as well as Polish. Like other Slavic languages, Slovak is a fusional language with a complex system of morphology and relatively flexible word order. Its vocabulary has been extensively influenced by Latin and German and other Slavic languages. The Czech–Slovak group developed within West Slavic in the high medieval period, and the standardization of Czech and Slovak within the Czech–Slovak dialect continuum emerged in the early modern period. In the later mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old World Sparrow
Old World sparrows are a group of small passerine birds forming the family Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, a name also used for a particular genus of the family, ''Passer''. They are distinct from both the New World sparrows, in the family Passerellidae, and from a few other birds sharing their name, such as the Java sparrow of the family Estrildidae. Many species nest on buildings and the house and Eurasian tree sparrows, in particular, inhabit cities in large numbers. They are primarily seed-eaters, though they also consume small insects. Some species scavenge for food around cities and, like gulls or pigeons, will eat small quantities of a diversity of items. Description Generally, Old World sparrows are small, plump, brown and grey birds with short tails and stubby, powerful beaks. The differences between sparrow species can be subtle. Members of this family range in size from the chestnut sparrow (''Passer eminibey''), at and , to the parrot-billed spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brabec
Brabec (feminine Brabcová) is a Czech surname meaning "sparrow". It is sometimes Germanized as Brabetz. The surname may refer to: * Antonín Brabec (canoeist) (1946–2017), Czechoslovak slalom canoeist * Christina Brabetz (born 1993), South African-German violinist * Erich Brabec (born 1977), Czech professional football player * Felicia Brabec (born 1974), American politician and clinical psychologist * Jakub Brabec (born 1992), Czech professional football player * Richard Brabec (born 1966), Czech politician * Ricky Brabec (born 1991), American motorcycle racer * Vladimír Brabec (1934–2017), Czech actor * Zuzana Brabcová Zuzana Brabcová (23 March 1959 – 20 August 2015) was a Czech writer. The daughter of Jiří Brabec and Zina Trochová, both literary historians, she was born in Prague. After completing her schooling, she worked in the University Library in Pra ... (1959–2015), Czech writer See also * Czech-language surnames Surnames from nicknames {{Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová
Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová (; born 6 February 1986) is a Czech cross country skier and marathon runner. Cross-country skiing She has competed at the top-level since 2005 in cross-country skiing. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 13th in the 4 x 5 km relay at Vancouver in 2010 while earning her best individual finish of 33rd in the individual sprint event at those same games. Vrabcová-Nývltová's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 37th twice, both at Sapporo in 2007 (10 km, 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit). Her best World Cup finish was ninth in a 4 × 5 km relay at Norway in 2007 while her best individual finish was 35th in a 10 km event also at Norway in 2009. She finished 6th in tour de ski in the 2014/15 season. In the overall FIS World Cup she finished 8th in 2014/15. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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