Antonín Panenka (born 2 December 1948) is a Czech retired
football
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er who played as an
attacking midfielder
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. He spent most of his career representing Czechoslovak club
Bohemians Prague. Panenka won
UEFA Euro 1976
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Only f ...
with the national team of
Czechoslovakia
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. In the final against
West Germany
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, he notably scored the winning
penalty
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in the shootout with a softly-chipped ball up the middle of the goal as the goalkeeper dived away; a style of penalty now known as a ''
panenka'', named after him.
In 1980, he won Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year and his team finished third at
Euro 1980
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.
Club career
An attacking
midfield
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er known for the quality of his passing and his
free kicks, Panenka played for
Bohemians Praha for most of his career, joining the club in 1967. In 1981, Panenka left Bohemians for Austrian club
Rapid Wien
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, where he won two
Bundesliga
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titles and an
Austrian Cup
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. In 1985 Rapid reached the
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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final; Panenka played as a substitute, but his side lost 3–1 to
Everton. Later that year, Panenka moved to
VSE St. Pölten and played two more seasons before moving into the lower leagues in Austria, playing from 1987 to 1989 for Slovan Vienna, from 1989 to 1991 for ASV Hohenau and from 1991 to 1993 for Kleinwiesendorf.
Panenka penalty
Panenka came to international prominence playing for
Czechoslovakia
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at
UEFA Euro 1976
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Only f ...
, where Czechoslovakia reached the final, facing
West Germany
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. After
extra time
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, the match finished 2–2, and so the first
penalty shootout
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in a
European Championships
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final ensued. The first seven kicks were converted until West Germany's fourth penalty taker,
Uli Hoeneß
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, ballooned his shot over the bar. With the score 4–3, Panenka stepped up to take the fifth Czechoslovakian penalty, to win the match under immense pressure. He feigned shooting to the side of the goal, causing German
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dive to his left, and then gently chipped the ball into the middle of the net. The sheer cheek of the goal led a watching French journalist to dub Panenka "a poet", and to this day his winning kick is one of the most famous ever, making Panenka's name synonymous with that particular style of penalty kick.
Since 1976 there have been numerous attempts to emulate Panenka, both successfully and others unsuccessfully, at every level of the sporting pyramid across the world, including in critical match winning moments such as international cup finals.
Post-playing career
Following his career, Panenka has worked as a president at former club Bohemians 1905. On 7 October 2020, the club confirmed that Panenka had been admitted to hospital and was in intensive care after testing positive for the novel coronavirus. By mid October, Panenka's condition had improved and he was discharged to continue his recovery at home.
Honours
Club
Rapid Wien
*
Austrian Bundesliga
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:
1981–82,
1982–83
*
Austrian Cup
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: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85
International
;Czechoslovakia
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UEFA European Football Championship
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:
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
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Individual
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UEFA European Football Championship Team of the Tournament: 1976
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Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year
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: 1980
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Golden Foot Legends Award: 2014
References
External links
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