 Bednář withWest Bromwich Albion in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roman Bednář[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-03-26)26 March 1983 (age 42)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Prague,Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Motorlet Prague (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1999 | ČAFC Prague | ||
| 1999–2002 | Bohemians 1905 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Mladá Boleslav | 70 | (23) |
| 2005–2006 | FBK Kaunas | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | →Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 22 | (7) |
| 2006–2008 | Heart of Midlothian | 18 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | →West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 29 | (13) |
| 2008–2012 | West Bromwich Albion | 56 | (17) |
| 2010 | →Leicester City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | →Ankaragücü (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | Blackpool | 9 | (1) |
| 2012 | Sivasspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Sparta Prague | 39 | (9) |
| 2015 | →Příbram (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Příbram | 25 | (7) |
| Total | 297 | (87) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Czech Republic U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Czech Republic U21 | 4 | (2) |
| 2006–2010 | Czech Republic | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Meteor Prague (youth) | |||
| Bohemians 1905 (youth) | |||
| 2023–2024 | Příbram (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Příbram | ||
| 2024– | Motorlet Prague | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 February 2016 | |||
Roman Bednář (born 26 March 1983) is aCzechfootball coach and former player.
Born inPrague,[1] Bednář started his career as a youth player atČAFC Prague before he stepped up toCzech First League sideFC Bohemians Praha in 1998. In 2002, after failing to break into the first team at Bohemians, he moved to Czech Second Division sideFK Mladá Boleslav. Bednář finished the 2003–04 season as top scorer with 10 goals as Mladá Boleslav won theSecond Division title.
On 27 July 2005,Hearts announced that they had completed the signing of Bednář on a one-year loan deal fromFBK Kaunas.[2] He scored on his debut againstKilmarnock,[3] and also in the 3–0 away victory overDundee United.[4] Bednář then cemented his place in Hearts folklore by scoring the only goal in the 1–0 victory overRangers at Tynecastle.[5] It was in this game, however, that he suffered a serious knee injury that ruled him out for most of the campaign. He made his return on 26 November againstMotherwell in a 1–1 draw,[6] and played his part in Hearts' successfulsecond-place finish andScottish Cup victory.
Bednář started the2006–07Scottish Premier League season in a rich vein of form, scoring three times, twice in the 2–1 victory overCeltic atTynecastle.[7]
Bednář joined Hearts on a permanent deal on 31 August 2006,[8] but exactly a year later he moved toWest Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan deal,[9] which later turned into a permanent move.
Bednář scored his first goals in a West Brom shirt on 15 October 2007, netting twice in a 4–1 win for the Albion reserves againstLincoln City reserves.[10] On 24 October, he scored a hat-trick for the reserves in a 6–1 win overOldham Athletic reserves.[11] He made his first team debut for Albion as a substitute in a 3–0 away win againstWatford on 3 November 2007.[12] In January 2008, Bednář scored the winning penalty in theshootout againstCharlton Athletic in theFA Cup third round.[13] He won the Midland Player of the Month award for January 2008.[14] Bednář finished the2007–08 season with 17 goals from 22 starts.[15]
At the end of his loan spell, West Bromwich Albion exercised an option to purchase him.[16][17] Bednář signed a three-year contract, with Albion paying Hearts £2.3 million for the player, in addition to the £200,000 loan fee they had paid previously.[15] In the summer of 2008 he underwent ahernia operation.[18]
Bednář was suspended by West Bromwich Albion in May 2009 over allegations that he had purchased drugs.[19] The following month he wascautioned byWest Midlands Police regarding the incident, for possessing small amounts ofclass A drugs (principallycocaine) as well ascannabis, a class B drug.[20] The Football Association suspended the player for three months, backdated to the date his club suspended him, and he was allowed to continue his playing career on 17 August 2009.[21] He returned to the side on 26 August in aLeague Cup tie atRotherham United, and three days later he scored both of West Brom's goals in a 2–2 draw away toSheffield United. On 17 October 2009, Bednář suffered a back injury (a trapped nerve) in the early stages of Albion's game againstReading.[22] He returned to training after just over a week, and was an unused substitute in the 5–0 victory overWatford on 31 October.[23] On 24 November 2010, Bednář joinedLeicester City on loan until January 2011,[24] making his debut in a 1–0 win overNottingham Forest on 29 November.[25]West Brom accepted a £1.2 million offer fromBristol City in January 2011. However, Bednář turned down the move. Bednář subsequently joined Turkish clubAnkaragücü on loan for the remainder of the 2010–11 season.
Bednář returned tothe Baggies after his loan spell ended and the club took up the option to extend his contract until the end of 2011–12 season. He was assigned the squad number 43 after his previous squad number 9 had been assigned to new signingShane Long. Bednář's only appearance during the 2011–12 season was as a substitute in a League Cup win overAFC Bournemouth in August 2011. In four and a half years with West Brom, he made a total of 105 appearances, scoring 34 goals.[26]
On 28 January 2012, Bednář joined Blackpool on a free transfer, signing a six-month contract.[26][27] He made his debut three days later, as a late substitute againstCoventry City, setting up formerBaggies teammateKevin Phillips for an 87th-minute equalizer in a 2–1 win atBloomfield Road.[28] He scored his first goal for the club in a substitute appearance againstLeicester City on 21 March. However, he was injured and needed to be substituted less than 15 minutes after coming on.
On 8 August 2012, Bednář signed a two-year contract with TurkishSüper Lig sideSivasspor.
On 16 August 2006, Bednář made his debut for theCzech Republic national team in their 3–1 defeat bySerbia.[29]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2005–06 | Heart of Midlothian | Scottish Premier League | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 7 | |
| 2006–07 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 6 | ||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2007–08 | West Bromwich Albion | Championship | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 17 | |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Championship | 27 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 11 | ||
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Leicester City (loan) | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | West Bromwich Albion | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007–12 | West Bromwich Albion Total | 85 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | 104 | 34 | ||
| 2011–12 | Blackpool | Championship | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | Czech Republic | 70 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 70 | 40 | ||
| Scotland | 40 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 13 | ||
| England | 97 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 111 | 35 | |||
| Career total | 207 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 231 | 71 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 August 2010 | Stadion u Nisy,Liberec, Czech Republic | 4 |  Latvia | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
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