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| Date of birth | (1973-05-24)24 May 1973 (age 52)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Děčín,Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2][1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1987 | Kovostroj Děčín | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1992 | Slavia Prague | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1996 | Slavia Prague | 81 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Lens | 91 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2005 | Liverpool | 121 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Bordeaux | 28 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Slavia Prague | 23 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 344 | (60) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | RCS | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–2006 | Czech Republic | 80 | (27) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Vladimír Šmicer (Czech pronunciation:[ˈʃmɪtsɛr]; born 24 May 1973) is aCzech former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder. He started his senior career atSlavia Prague, the only Czech club he ever played for. In 1999, Šmicer moved to England where he played forLiverpool, winning multiple honours. He is perhaps best remembered at Liverpool for his long-range goal in the2005 UEFA Champions League final victory againstMilan. At Liverpool he also won anUEFA Cup,FA Cup andLeague Cup treble in2001 as well as the 2003 League Cup.
He also notably played for French sidesLens, with whom he won theLigue 1 title, andBordeaux.
At international level, Šmicer played once for theCzechoslovak national side and 80 times for theCzech Republic. He retired from professional football in 2009.
Šmicer joined Liverpool for a fee of£4.2 million, recruited to fill the void left by the departure ofSteve McManaman toReal Madrid. Upon arriving atAnfield in 1999, Šmicer was given the number 7 shirt, although he would later switch to number 11 after the arrival ofHarry Kewell. When he left Liverpool in 2005, Šmicer said: "Just signing for Liverpool in itself was a dream because I supported them as a kid. It was a dream come true." He made his Liverpool debut in a match againstSheffield Wednesday atHillsborough Stadium[3] and scored his first Premier League goal in a 3–2 away victory againstWatford.[4]
Although Šmicer was plagued with injury problems, he scored the last minute winner againstChelsea in 2002,[5] and a stunning volley againstBorussia Dortmund[6]
Šmicer also scored Liverpool’s second goal during the2005 UEFA Champions League Final vsAC Milan. The game ended 3-3, with Liverpool coming back from 3-0 to bring it to penalties. Šmicer would then score Liverpool’s fourth and final penalty to win the game.
Upon returning to Slavia Prague in 2007, Šmicer won the Personality of the League award at theCzech Footballer of the Year awards in 2008.[7] He ended his football career after a goalless draw againstViktoria Plzeň on 9 November 2009, but made his farewell party on 11 May 2010.[8]
Šmicer began his international career in 1993.[citation needed][clarification needed] At theEuro 1996, he represented the Czech Republic as they made it to the finals. He was the Czech’s only substitute in the final, coming on in the 88th minute against Germany to replaceKarel Poborský. At theEuro 2000, he scored both goals in the national team's only tournament victory, 2–0 againstDenmark.[9] Šmicer did not participate in the2006 FIFA World Cup due to a leg injury.[10]
Just one day after retiring from football, Šmicer became sports manager of the Czech national team, working alongside head coachMichal Bílek.[11][12]
Šmicer stood for minor Czech partyVIZE 2014 in theEuropean Parliament election; his stated priority was to reduce obesity among children.[13] As a result of Šmicer's playing career, he can speak English and French as well as his native Czech.[14]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Czechoslovakia | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| 1992–93 | Slavia Prague | First League | 21 | 9 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Czech Republic | League | Czech Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1993–94 | Slavia Prague | Gambrinus liga | 18 | 6 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1994–95 | 16 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1995–96 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 11 | 1 | 43 | 12 | ||
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1996–97 | Lens | Division 1 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 6 |
| 1997–98 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 11 | ||
| 1998–99 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 4 | ||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1999–2000 | Liverpool | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2000–01 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 49 | 7 | ||
| 2001–02 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2002–03 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2003–04 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2005–06 | Bordeaux | Ligue 1 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 3 |
| 2006–07 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Czech Republic | League | Czech Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2007–08 | Slavia Prague | Gambrinus liga | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | Czechoslovakia | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Czech Republic | 85 | 23 | 24 | 2 | ||||||||
| France | 119 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 150 | 24 | ||
| England | 121 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 37 | 3 | 183 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 346 | 61 | 71 | 7 | ||||||||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| RCS | 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
| Czech Republic | 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 13 | 8 | |
| 1998 | 8 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 79 | 27 | |
| Total | 80 | 27 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 19 June 1996 | Anfield,Liverpool, England | 3–3 | 3–3 | UEFA Euro 1996 | [16] | |
| 2 | 18 September 1996 | Na Stínadlech,Teplice, Czech Republic | 5–0 | 6–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | [17] | |
| 3 | 24 August 1997 | Tehelné pole,Bratislava, Slovakia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | [18] | |
| 4 | 6 September 1997 | Svangaskarð,Toftir, Faroe Islands | – | 2–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | [19] | |
| 5 | 11 October 1997 | Letná Stadium,Prague, Czech Republic | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | [20] | |
| 6 | 13 December 1997 | King Fahd International Stadium,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup | [21] | |
| 7 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 8 | 17 December 1997 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup | [22] | |
| 9 | 5–0 | ||||||
| 10 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 11 | 25 March 1998 | Andrův stadion,Olomouc, Czech Republic | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [23] | |
| 12 | 22 April 1998 | Fazanerija City Stadium,Murska Sobota, Slovenia | 1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [24] | |
| 13 | 21 May 1998 | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium,Kobe, Japan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [25] | |
| 14 | 6 September 1998 | Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying | [26] | |
| 15 | 10 October 1998 | Koševo City Stadium,Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying | [27] | |
| 16 | 31 March 1999 | Celtic Park,Glasgow, Scotland | 2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying | [28] | |
| 17 | 21 June 2000 | Stade Maurice Dufrasne,Liège, Belgium | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 | [29] | |
| 18 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 19 | 13 February 2002 | GSP Stadium,Nicosia, Cyprus | 4–3 | 4–3 | Friendly | [30] | |
| 20 | 18 May 2002 | Letná Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [31] | |
| 21 | 6 September 2002 | Letná Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [32] | |
| 22 | 30 April 2003 | Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [33] | |
| 23 | 11 June 2003 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic | 1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | [34] | |
| 24 | 6 September 2003 | Dinamo Stadium,Minsk, Belarus | 3–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | [35] | |
| 25 | 19 June 2004 | Estádio Municipal,Aveiro, Portugal | 3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 | [36] | |
| 26 | 4 June 2005 | Stadion u Nisy,Liberec, Czech Republic | 3–1 | 8–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [37] | |
| 27 | 12 November 2005 | Ullevaal Stadion,Oslo, Norway | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [38] |
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