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| Full name | David Rozehnal[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1980-07-05)5 July 1980 (age 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Šternberk, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2003 | Sigma Olomouc | 72 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Club Brugge | 50 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Paris Saint-Germain | 75 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Newcastle United | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | →Lazio (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Lazio | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Hamburger SV | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | →Lille (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Lille | 62 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | K.V. Oostende | 50 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–? | Sokol Kožušany | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 405 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Czech Republic U21 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2009 | Czech Republic | 60 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Rozehnal (born 5 July 1980) is a Czech former professionalfootballer who played as acentre-back. He played for a host of European clubs, making over 400 appearances in a career spanning almost two decades, and retired from the professional game in April 2018. Internationally Rozehnal made 60 appearances for the Czech Republic, appearing in three major tournaments:Euro 2004, the2006 FIFA World Cup andEuro 2008.
Rozehnal was born inŠternberk and raised inKožušany. He comes from a sports family, his father was a second-league football player, his mother played competitive handball. His father then trained amateur club Sokol Kožušany, where Rozehnal started with football.[2]
In 2003, Rozehnal joinedBelgian clubClub Brugge. Shortly after joining the club he was part of the side which defeatedAC Milan at theSan Siro in theUEFA Champions League.[3] He won theBelgian Cup in his first season with Brugge and theBelgian League in the 2004–05 season.[4]
Rozehnal signed forParis Saint-Germain in June 2005.[5] His form resulted in reported interest fromBorussia Dortmund,Newcastle United andSevilla.[6] Sources close to the defender confirmed that he would prefer a move to Newcastle.[7]
On 22 June 2007, Rozehnal's agent confirmed that a "definite agreement" had been reached for the player to join Newcastle United. Rozehnal underwent a medical check on 25 June and Newcastle confirmed the transfer had been completed on 29 June for a fee of £2.9 million, with the player signing a four-year contract.[6] He made his league debut againstBolton Wanderers the same year on 11 August.[8]
On 31 January 2008, Rozehnal left Newcastle forLazio on loan until the end of the 2007–08 Serie A despite having only signed in June 2007.[9] After only playing seven times for Lazio during his loan spell, it remained unclear if they wanted to sign him permanently. On 9 June 2008, Lazio officially announced they had signed Rozehnal on a permanent basis,[10] with Newcastle recouping the full £2.9 million which they initially paid for the defender.[11]
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After only one year inItaly, Rozehnal left Lazio on 29 July 2009 for German clubHamburger SV, signing a contract until 30 June 2012. Due to a poor season with several costly errors by Rozehnal, he was removed from the first team and asked to find a new club.[12]
On 31 August 2010, Hamburg confirmed that Rozehnal had left for French sideLille on loan, with the German club still paying part of his salary.[13] He made a permanent move to Lille in June 2011, signing a contract until 2014.[14]
Rozehnal retired from professional football on 4 April 2018 and joined Sokol Kožušany alongside his brother, Marek.[15] He made his debut for the club the following weekend.[16]
Rozehnal was part of the Czech Republic national youth football team which won theUEFA U-21 Championships in 2002.[17] In 2004, Rozehnal made his debut for theCzech Republic in a 2–2 friendly draw againstItaly on 18 February 2004.[18] He went on to play for his country atEuro 2004,[4] where the team made it to the semi-finals before being knocked out byGreece. He also played in the group stage at the2006 FIFA World Cup, although his nation did not advance to the knockout stages.[4] Rozehnal played in his third major tournament atEuro 2008.[19] He scored his only international goal in his 57th appearance for his country, finding the net in a 3–1 friendly win againstBelgium.[20]
Rozehnal is married to Petra with two children.[21] Their first child, Luka, was born on 3 October 2007.[22]
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