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

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

mostly for

Sparta Prague Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional football club based in Prague. It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning t ...

Czech First League The Czech First League () also known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Czech Republic and the highest level of the Czech Republic football league system. Seasons typically run from A ...

. Svoboda was born in

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

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. He notably played for

, spending nine seasons and played over 150 matches. Svoboda played nine matches with the Czech Republic national team. In July 2009, Svoboda took up his first coaching role as head coach for the Sparta Prague reserve team.

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External links

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Zdeněk Svoboda at MaltaFootball.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Svoboda, Zdenek 1972 births Living people Czech men's footballers Footballers from Brno Men's association football midfielders Czech Republic men's international footballers 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players Czech First League players Belgian Pro League 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 men's footballers Czech expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Malta