Pavel Nedved is a famous Czech footballer who in 2003 received the title of best player in Europe. What is interesting about his biography and the personal life of an outstanding athlete?
Nedved Biography
Pavel was born on August 30, 1972 in the small Czech town of Cheb. The boy was small enough, but this did not stop him from starting to get involved in football. At the age of five, Nedved began to study at the school of the local football club Tatran. Among his peers he was distinguished by a wonderful vision of the field, excellent technique and excellent speed of movement around the field with the ball.
A talented and promising footballer at the age of 13 signed his first contract. At first it was a small club Star. The strong clubs of the Czech Republic quickly drew attention to him. At first it was Skoda from Pilsen. Then Pavel moved to the capital of Prague, where he managed to play for Dukla and Sparta. As part of the last team, he three times became the champion of the Czech Republic.
In parallel, Nedved began to be called up under the banner of the national team. He was a member of the legendary Czech team, which in 1996 won silver at the European Football Championship in England. After this tournament, many leaders of the Czech national team entered into lucrative contracts with the best clubs in the world. Nedved, who switched to Italian Lazio, was no exception.
As part of Lazio, Pavel spent five seasons. He managed to become the champion of Italy, the winner of the Italian Cup and Cup of Cups in 1999. After such successes with a rather modest club, Nedved was invited to Italian Juventus.
Over the years of performances in Juventus, Paul twice became the champion of the country. In 2003, he and the team reached the final of the Champions League, where the club lost to Milan in the penalty shoot-out. But it was a great achievement for the team. And Juventus' leader on the field was Pavel Nedved. According to the results of 2003, he received the title of best player in the world.
After that, there was a scandal in Italian football with match-fixing, and Juventus was sent to the second division. At this point, Nedved remained faithful to the team and helped her return to Serie A. In 2009, Paul announced the end of his football career.
For the Czech national team, the footballer played 91 matches and scored 18 goals. To his 96th silver medal, he added the 2004 European Championship bronze.
After completing his football career, Nedved moved to a leadership position in Juventus. He became the club’s sports director, which he is today.
