Václav Němeček (born 25 January 1967) is a

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former professional

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who played as a

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. He played for

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and the

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national teams. As a combined total for them, Němeček played 60 matches and scored six goals. At club level, he played for

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, Servette and Dalian Wanda FC.

Early life

Němeček was born in Hradec Králové, and grew up in a nearby village of Libčany.

Club career

Sparta Prague

Němeček scored 28 goals in 187 appearances for

over two spells, initially between 1985 and 1992 in the

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, later in the 1997–98 season in the

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. During his first spell with the club, Sparta won the league in five successive seasons between the 1986–87 and 1990–91 seasons. During his time at Sparta Prague, Němeček played in a 3–2 loss against

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at the 1991–92 UEFA Cup, and made 10 appearances for the club in the competition, as well as 19 appearances, scoring 2 goals, in the

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Playing abroad

Němeček spent three seasons in

between 1992 and 1995 before joining Servette afterwards. He later played for Chinese side Dalian Wanda FC, winning the 1998 Chinese Jia-A League and reaching the final of the 1997–98 Asian Club Championship with the club.

International career

Němeček played for

at international level, making his debut for the side in 1988. He participated in the

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, which was held in Italy. Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Němeček continued to play international football, now with the

, being part of the side that finished runners-up at

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. That tournament marked the last time he played international football. He played a total of 60 international games, scoring six times across an eight-year period.

Career after retirement

After football, Němeček became a licensed football agent with his former Servette teammate, Walter Fernandez.

Honours

Sparta Prague *

: 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91 *

: 1997–98 *

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: 1988, 1989, 1992 Dalian Wanda FC *

Chinese Jia-A League The National Football Jia A League (simplified Chinese: 全国足球甲A联赛), commonly known as Jia-A, was the highest tier of professional football in the People's Republic of China, during 1994 through 2003, operating under the auspices of th ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

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