| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 February 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980-1993 | Slavia Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1996 | Union Cheb | 12 | (0) |
| 1996–2008 | Slavia Prague | 177 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2008– | Queens Park Rangers | 78 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994-1996 | Czech Republic U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Czech Republic | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:45, 19 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Radek Černý (born 18 February 1974) is a Czech footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a goalkeeper.
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Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Černý turned professional in 1993 as a 17-year-old with Slavia Prague, his home team. His father was a goalkeeper, who started out as a youth at Slavia before playing in the Czech third and fourth divisions, while Cerny's older brother Petr was another goalkeeper playing for the club.
Černý did not get a chance to play for Slavia in the early years of his career, having been loaned out to three different Czech clubs and not returning until 1997, when he finally made his debut. Petr Černý was later signed as a deputy to his younger brother.
Černý made more than 150 appearances for Slavia, many of them in European competition. He was twice a domestic cup winner and scored one goal, the last goal in victory 4-0 in national league match against FK Jablonec 97 in season 1999-2000.[1]
Černý joined Spurs on an 18-month loan in January 2005,[2] which was extended until the end of 2008[3] to replace Kasey Keller who, finding himself unable to win back the Spurs number one jersey from Paul Robinson, had signed for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Spurs had also signed Márton Fülöp, a young Hungarian goalkeeper, in the previous summer, but it was Černý who was called to deputise for Robinson for the last three games of the 2004/05 season. He made his debut at White Hart Lane against Aston Villa. Spurs won 5–1 but were unable to win a UEFA Cup spot that season.
Černý played in the Peace Cup pre-season tournament in South Korea, which Spurs won, but once Robinson returned, Černý was back on the bench again. Černý did not make an appearance in the 2005/06 season as Spurs finished fifth.
The 2006/07 season was more of the same for Černý, as Robinson, now the established number one for club and country, was initially playing in all of Spurs' matches, despite them playing in four competitions. Fülöp had left to join Sunderland and Robert Burch, a former youth team player, was being loaned out without starting for any of the clubs who employed him. Robinson was injured in March 2007 for the FA Cup quarter-final at Chelsea where Černý made his first competitive appearance for nearly two years in a memorable match that ended 3–3. Robinson returned for the replay, which Spurs lost 2–1. Černý was on the bench for the rest of the season as Spurs finished fifth again.
The 2007/08 season began badly for Spurs, with Martin Jol leaving in November 2007 and Robinson under pressure after making a number of goalkeeping errors. New manager Juande Ramos eventually lost patience with Robinson's loss of form and for the first time in his Tottenham Hotspur career, Černý displaced Robinson, being preferred for the Carling Cup semi-final first-leg at Arsenal. However, Robinson again replaced Černý after a Černý goalkeeping error in the UEFA Cup against his former team threatened Tottenham's chances of winning in the round.
On 4 May 2008, Černý told Sky Sports News that he would be joining QPR of the Championship at the end of the season because of the lack of first team action at Spurs.[4] The transfer was confirmed on 13 May.[5] He made his debut in the QPR 2–1 victory over Barnsley at Loftus Road. After some uncertain displays at the start of the year, a string of fine performances enabled Černý to establish himself as the R's first-choice goalkeeper.
Cerny has represented the Czech Republic at international level, earning 11 caps for the Czech under-21s. He has also represented the at full international level with three caps for the Czech Republic, during his time at Slavia Prague.
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