Pavel Kuka
Pavel Kuka (born 19 July 1968) is a Czech former professional football forward.
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Full name | Pavel Kuka | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 19 July 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1975–1987 | Slavia Prague | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
1987–1989 | Rudá Hvězda Cheb | 36 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||
1989–1993 | Slavia Prague | 125 | (63) | |||||||||||||||||||
1994–1998 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 121 | (53) | |||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 28 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | VfB Stuttgart | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
2000–2005 | Slavia Prague | 110 | (33) | |||||||||||||||||||
2005 | SK Marila Votice | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1993 | Czechoslovakia | 24 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
1994–2001 | Czech Republic | 63 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Born in Prague, Kuka started and finished his career at Slavia Praha,[1] playing with the club from 1989–93 and then from 2000–05. He has also played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1994–98), 1. FC Nürnberg (1998–99), and VfB Stuttgart (1999–2000). For the Czech national team, Kuka played 63 times, scoring 22 goals[2] and was part of the runner-up squad at Euro 96 and also took part at Euro 2000. Kuka also played 24 times, scoring seven goals, for Czechoslovakia. After his retirement in May 2005 he briefly worked as a manager in FK Marila Příbram (another Gambrinus league team) and then became football agent. In 2008, he was a sports executive at FK Viktoria Žižkov.
Honours
Club
1. FC Kaiserslautern
- Bundesliga champion: 1997–98; runner-up: 1993–94
- DFB-Pokal winner: 1995–96
International
Czech Republic
- UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1996
- FIFA Confederations Cup Third place: 1997
References
- "Počty startů hráčů v I. Československé lize: K" (in Czech). JFK-Fotbal. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008.
- Slavík, Jiří (3 July 2003). "Pavel Kuka – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
External links
- Pavel Kuka at FAČR (in Czech)