Eva Šmeralová

Eva Šmeralová
Personal information
Full nameEva Šmeralová
Date of birthAugust 24, 1976
Place of birthPardubice, Czechoslovakia
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Hradec Králové
Compex Otrokovice
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
DFO Pardubice
Sparta Prague
2009–2010DFO Pardubice
National team‡
1993–2008Czech Republic71(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011

Eva Šmeralová (born 28 August 1976) is a former Czech football defender. She played for, and captained, both Sparta Prague[1] and the Czech national team.[2]

Šmeralová is the most capped Czech international women's player with 71 appearances.[3] She was named Czech female footballer of the year in 2000 and 2003.[2][4]

Šmeralová started football at the age of 13 with Hradec Králové.[5]

She started her international career in 1993 in a friendly match against Slovakia, scoring on her debut.[3]

Šmeralová scored a hat-trick in the 2008 Czech Women's Cup final against Slavia, as Sparta won 5–1.[6]

In 2009, Šmeralová joined SK DFO Pardubice.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Kapitánka Sparty Eva Šmeralová přiznala zklamání Sparta's website
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Korel, Dušan (10 June 2004). "Kapitánka: Je to velký zázrak". idnes.cz (in Czech) (Mladá fronta DNES). Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Eva Šmeralová international stats at the Football Association of the Czech Republic website (Czech)
  4. ↑ fotbal.cz
  5. ↑ Ryšavý, Pavel (11 February 2008). "Šmeralová volání Bayernu nevyslyšela". denik.cz (in Czech) (Vltava-Labe-Press). Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Sparťanky zdolaly Slavii a slaví vítězství v Českém poháru". idnes.cz (in Czech) (Mladá fronta DNES). 22 June 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  7. ↑ Mach, Jaroslav (29 August 2009). "FOTBAL ŽEN: V sobotu na Slavii, Šmeralová stop". denik.cz (in Czech) (Vltava-Labe-Press). Retrieved 26 February 2012.