Petr Kouba (born 28 January 1969 in

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) is a Czech former professional

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and current assistant coach for the Czech under-20 and under-21 national teams. He played for

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and later the

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, for both he played total 40 matches between 1991 and 1998. Kouba, whose father

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and

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, where he scored a goal from a penalty kick in a

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match against

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in the 1994–95 season. He was a participant in the

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, where the Czech Republic was runner-up.

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