René Twardzik (born 25 June 1970) is a Czech former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Career
Club career
Born in
Třinec
Třinec (; ; ) is a city in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the least populated Statutory city (Czech Republic), statutory city in the country.
The city ...
, Twardzik played for
TZ Třinec,
Slavia Prague
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,
VTJ Tábor,
VTJ Karlovy Vary,
Boby Brno,
FC Vítkovice
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,
Opava
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,
Sachsen Leipzig
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and
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
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. Twardzik played four matches for
Czechoslovakia U21.
Later career
He became the goalkeeping coach of
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
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The club has roots that go back to a cricket club founded in 1895. As they broadened their interests t ...
in July 2010. From September 2018 to November 2018, Twardzik sat on the bench for
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
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History Foundation to World War II
The club has roots that go back to a cricket club founded in 1895. As they broadened their interests t ...
for five games due to injuries. At the end of January 2020, the club ceased operations due to financial difficulties, and as a result, withdrew from the Regionalliga Nordost. The day after, he was released by the club.
Personal life
His sons
Dan,
Filip and
Patrik are also all professional footballers.
he has lived in Germany for 15 years.
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References
1970 births
Living people
Czech men's footballers
Czech expatriate men's footballers
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Men's association football goalkeepers
FK Třinec players
SK Slavia Prague players
FC Zbrojovka Brno players
MFK Vítkovice players
SFC Opava players
FC Sachsen Leipzig players
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt players
Czech First League players
2. Bundesliga players
Czechoslovakia men's under-21 international footballers
Czechoslovak men's footballers
Footballers from Třinec
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