Czech Squad Revealed

May 15th, 2006 | By: Wendy | 8 Comments »

Karel Bruckner has named his squad!

Č.	Jméno/Name	Nar./Birth	Klub/Club	Starty / Góly „A“
				Matches / Goals „A“
Brankáři/Goalkeepers:
16	Jaromír Blažek	29.12.1972	AC Sparta Praha	10 / 0
1	Petr Čech	20. 5. 1982	Chelsea FC	39 / 0
23	Antonín Kinský	31. 5. 1975	FC Saturn Ramenskoje	5 / 0

Obránci/Defenders:
2	Zdeněk Grygera	14. 5. 1980	AFC Ajax Amsterdam	38 / 1
6	Marek Jankulovski	9. 5. 1977	AC Milán	45 / 7
13	Martin Jiránek	25. 5. 1979	FC Spartak Moskva	21 / 0
5	Radoslav Kováč	27.11.1979	FC Spartak Moskva	5 / 0
3	Pavel Mareš	18. 1. 1976	FC Zenit Petrohrad	8 / 0
22	David Rozehnal	5. 7. 1980	Paris Saint-Germain FC	19 / 0
21	Tomáš Ujfaluši	24. 3. 1978	ACF Fiorentina	46 / 2

Záložníci/Midfielders:
4	Tomáš Galásek	15. 1. 1973	AFC Ajax Amsterdam	112 / 8
14	David Jarolím	17. 5. 1979	Hambuger SV	1 / 0
11	Pavel Nedvěd	30. 8. 1972	Juventus FC	85 / 17
20	Jaroslav Plašil	5. 1. 1982	AS Monako	11 / 1
8	Karel Poborský	30. 3. 1972	SK Dynamo Č. Budějovice	112 / 8
19	Jan Polák	14. 3. 1981	1. FC Norimberk	15 / 5
10	Tomáš Rosický	4.10.1980	BV Borussia Dortmund	53 / 15
7	Vladimír Šmicer	24. 5. 1973	FC Girondins Bordeaux	81 / 27

Útočníci/Forwards:
15	Milan Baroš	28.10.1981	Aston Villa FC	46 / 26
18	Marek Heinz	4. 8. 1977	Galatasaray SK	26 / 5
9	Jan Koller	30. 3. 1973	BV Borussia Dortmund	66 / 40
12	Vratislav Lokvenc	27. 9. 1973	Red Bull Salzburg	69 / 13
17	Jiří Štajner	27. 5. 1976	Hannover 96	18 / 3

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Comments

By RunningDog | May 15th, 2006 at 8:58 am

Well, Bruckner’s roster is pretty much as expected aside from the omission of Rudi Skacel. I can’t help but think that is a mistake, though there is certainly no shortage of offensively-minded players in this squad. Still, I think Skacel would have been a prudent choice given the advanced age of some of the CR regulars.

By A whole slew of World Cup rosters announced - FIFA World Cup 2006 - World Cup 2006 Blog | May 15th, 2006 at 9:07 am

[...] Czech Republic coach Karel Brueckner’s biggest concern at the moment might be the health of the players he has chosen to play in Germany. Vladimir Smicer, Vratislav Lokvenc, Zdenek Grygera and Jan Koller are all racing against time to regain their fitness for the World Cup. [...]

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By Wendy | May 15th, 2006 at 9:08 am

Yes, I’m upset that Rudi wasn’t chosen. You know how much I love that guy!

By Complete Listing of all World Cup Squads - FIFA World Cup 2006 - World Cup 2006 Blog | May 15th, 2006 at 9:44 am

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By RunningDog | May 15th, 2006 at 10:57 am

TSN is reporting that Bruckner stated that, if Smicer is not fit in time for the Cup, he could be replaced by either Libor Sionko or Skacel. Here is a link to the article:
http://www.wcup06.ca/news_story/?id=80

By reals | May 15th, 2006 at 11:07 am

tis will be a highly offensive squad but the concern is the defensive problem of the team despite of petr cech

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By A Group-by-Group Rundown of World Cup Squads - FIFA World Cup 2006 - World Cup 2006 Blog | May 15th, 2006 at 9:29 pm

[...] CZECH REPUBLIC Czechs counting on injured players to heal in time. [...]

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By Bassil | May 16th, 2006 at 3:16 am

Man, this is a pretty old bunch of players Nedved, Galasek, Smicer, Poborsky are all key players in the midfield and they’re all 33+. Their defense hasn’t been the qucikest/strongest they might struggle against the athleticism of the US team.

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