Tomáš Řepka

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Tomáš Řepka
Personal information
Full nameTomáš Řepka
Date of birth (1974-01-02) 2 January 1974
Place of birthSlavičín, Czechoslovakia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current clubHvozdnice
Number2
Youth career
1979–1989Sokol Brumov
1989–1991TJ Gottwaldov
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1991–1995Banik Ostrava77(3)
1995–1998Sparta Prague82(6)
1998–2001Fiorentina89(0)
2001–2006West Ham United167(0)
2006–2011Sparta Prague130(2)
2011–2012České Budějovice24(1)
2013-Hvozdnice1(0)
National team‡
1996Czech Republic U212(0)
1993Czechoslovakia1(0)
1994–2001Czech Republic46(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 May 2010

Tomáš Řepka (born 2 January 1974) is a professional Czech football defender. He last played for SK Hvozdnice.[1]

Career

Club career

Řepka started his career at Banik Ostrava, where he played from 1990 to 1995. He then joined Sparta Prague, where he spent almost three years, before moving to Fiorentina in Italy. He joined English Premiership club West Ham United early in Glenn Roeder's tenure as manager, for a club record fee of £5,500,000, in September 2001.[2]

He was sent off on his debut for West Ham for two bookable offences,[3] missed a match through suspension, and was sent off again in the third game he played for the club.[4] He went on to form a central defensive partnership with Christian Dailly before the club's relegation to the Football League Championship, although he gained a reputation for his disciplinary record, and received 10 yellow cards that first season. After relegation at the end of the 2002-03 season, the appointment of Alan Pardew as manager saw Řepka move to right back. In the summer of 2005, after the club had regained their Premiership status, he was re-signed by Pardew on a two-year contract, albeit on reduced terms, but left the club on 23 January 2006 to return to the Czech Republic to be with his family. He played his final game for them on the previous night against Fulham in what was an emotional swansong for the Czech hardman; To chants of "Super Tom" from the West Ham faithful, he left the field in tears.[5]

In 2006 he returned to Sparta Prague. In 2009 he won the Personality of the League award at the Czech Footballer of the Year awards.[6]

In December 2011, Řepka left Sparta Prague following a mutually agreed early termination of his contract.[7]

After the termination of his contract with Sparta Prague, he signed with SK Dynamo České Budějovice, becoming a stable member of the first team and helped his team to avoid relegation in the 2011-12 season. However, his contract was terminated by his team in November 2012. After negotiations with 1. FK Příbram had broken down, he accepted a non-player role with FK Baník Most.[8]

International career

After making his international debut for Czechoslovakia in June 1993 against the Faroe Islands, Řepka played 45 times for the Czech Republic between 1994 and 2001. He missed Euro 1996 because of two match suspension for a red card.[9] However, he played for his country at Euro 2000.

Honours

Club

Fiorentina

West Ham United

Disciplinary problems

Řepka is notorious for his lack of self-control and disciplinary problems.[10] During his professional career, he has received nineteen[11] red cards (see table below). One scandal included attacking game officials and a TV cameraman in September 2007.[12][13]

Team Red cards
Baník Ostrava 1
Sparta Prague 4
České Budějovice 3
AC Fiorentina 5
West Ham United 4
Czech Republic national football team 2
Czech Republic national football team U-21 1

References

  1. ↑ "Už jsme starý dědkové, smál se Řepka po premiéře v „pralese“" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Repka set for Hammers debut". BBC Sport. 2001-09-14. Retrieved 2008-03-29. 
  3. ↑ "Boro make Hammers pay". BBC Sport. 2001-09-15. Retrieved 2008-03-29. 
  4. ↑ "Blackburn thrash West Ham". BBC Sport. 2001-10-14. Retrieved 2008-03-29. 
  5. ↑ "Bad man Repka aims to give the Gunners a shock". www.dailymail.co.uk. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2010-11-08. 
  6. ↑ (Czech) Historie ankety Fotbalista roku at ČMFS website
  7. ↑ "Football: Defender Tomáš Řepka quits Sparta Prague". Czech Radio. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Konec? Manažer Řepka bude zachraňovat druhou ligu v Mostě" (in Czech). aktualne.cz. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013. 
  9. ↑ Bouc, Frantisek (9 October 1996). "Czech soccer players make a pitch for World Cup '98". Prague Post. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Roundup". The Prague Post. 2006-03-01. Retrieved 2008-05-30. 
  11. ↑ "Řepka: Rekordman v počtu červených (Řepka: red card record holder)". fotbal.sport.cz (in Czech). 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-05-30. 
  12. ↑ "Bad boys". The Prague Post. 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2008-05-30. 
  13. ↑ "Raging Czech football star attacks a cameraman". aktuálně.cz. 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2008-05-30. 

External links

Czech Republic squad – UEFA Euro 2000
Czech Republic
Personality of the League
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