Zdeněk Svoboda (born 20 May 1972) is a former professional footballer who played for as a

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a number of clubs, most significantly for

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in the

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Club career

Svoboda was born in

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. He notably played for

, where he spent nine seasons and made over 150 appearances.

International career

Svoboda gained nine caps with the Czech Republic national team.

Managerial career

In July 2009, Svoboda took up his first coaching role as head coach for the Sparta Prague B team.Zdeněk Svoboda profile at idnes.cz

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Svoboda, Zdenek 1972 births Living people Czech footballers Footballers from Brno Association football midfielders Czech Republic international footballers 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players Czech First League players Belgian First Division A players Maltese Premier League players FC Zbrojovka Brno players Dukla Prague footballers AC Sparta Prague players K.V.C. Westerlo players Sliema Wanderers F.C. players BV Cloppenburg players Czech expatriate footballers Czech expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate footballers in Malta