Jiří Němec (born 15 May 1966 in Pacov) is a Czech former professional

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who played as a

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. He played for

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and later the

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

Euro 96 The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 96, was the 10th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations and organised by UEFA. It took place in England from 8 to 30 ...

and

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. At club level, he spent nine seasons with

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in Germany, playing 256

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games and scoring six goals. He was an integral part of their defence when they won the

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in May 1997.

Honours

Sparta Prague *

Czechoslovak First League The Czechoslovak First League ( cs, 1. fotbalová liga, sk, 1. futbalová liga) was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who for ...

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1992–93 Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since t ...

Czechoslovak Cup The Czechoslovak Cup () was a football cup competition held in Czechoslovakia. It was officially created in 1960 and folded in 1993 with the split between Czech Republic and Slovakia. The cup was played throughout Czechoslovakia until 1968–69. ...

: 1989–90, 1991–92 *

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: 2002–03 Schalke 04 *

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: 2000–01, 2001–02 *

: 1996–97 Czech Republic *

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: Runner-up Medal

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Individual *

Czech Footballer of the Year The Czech Footballer of the Year ( cs, Fotbalista roku) is awarded in the Czech Republic by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FA ČR). Eligibility extends to Czech players in the Czech Republic and abroad. Awards for young player, co ...

: 1997 *

Golden Ball (Czech Republic) The Golden Ball ( cs, Zlatý míč) is awarded in the Czech Republic by a poll of Czech sport journalists from the Club of Sport Journalists (''Klub sportovních novinářů, KSN''). Eligible are Czech players in the Czech Republic and abroad. Awar ...

: 1997

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International Appearances
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1966 births Living people People from Pacov Czech footballers Czechoslovak footballers Association football midfielders 1990 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1996 players 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players UEFA Euro 2000 players Dukla Prague footballers AC Sparta Prague players FK Chmel Blšany players SK Dynamo České Budějovice players FK Viktoria Žižkov players FC Schalke 04 players Czech Republic international footballers Czechoslovakia international footballers Dual internationalists (football) Bundesliga players Czech First League players Czech expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany UEFA Cup winning players Sportspeople from the Vysočina Region {{CzechRepublic-footy-defender-stub