David Rozehnal

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David Rozehnal
Personal information
Full name David Sebastian Rozehnal
Date of birth July 5, 1980 (1980-07-05) (age 27)
Place of birth    Šternberk, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Lazio
Number 7
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999–2003
2003–2005
2005–2007
2007–2008
2008
2008–		 Sigma Olomouc
Club Brugge
Paris Saint-Germain
Newcastle United
→ Lazio (loan)
Lazio		 072 (2)
050 (1)
075 (1)
021 (0)
007 (0)
000 (0)   
National team2
2001–2002
2004–		 Czech Republic U21
Czech Republic		 008 (1)
042 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:51, 26 April 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 12:00, 31 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

David Sebastian Rozehnal (born July 5, 1980 in Šternberk) is a Czech football player who plays for the Serie A club Lazio, and has also represented his country at Euro 2004, the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Career

Rozehnal began his career at SK Sigma Olomouc, where his performances earned him a place in the Czech Republic under-21 team. In 2003 he was signed by Belgian club Club Brugge. In 2004 Rozehnal played for the Czech Republic at the European Championship where the team made it to the semi-finals before being knocked out by Greece. He won the Belgian Cup in his first season with Brugge and the Belgian League in 2005. He signed for Paris Saint-Germain in June 2005.[1]

Rozehnal played all three of Czech Republic's matches at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and is actually the 33rd most capped player in czech history. He impressed at Paris Saint Germain in the 2006–07 season and was named as the club's Player of the Year. His form resulted in reported interest from Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle United and Sevilla.[2] Sources close to the defender confirmed that he would favour a move to Newcastle.[3]

Rozehnal training for Newcastle.
Rozehnal training for Newcastle.

On June 22, 2007 it was confirmed by the player's agent that a "definite agreement" had been reached for the player to join Newcastle United. He underwent a medical on June 25 and Newcastle confirmed the transfer had been completed on June 29 for a fee of £2.9 million.[4]

On August 11, Rozehnal made his debut for Newcastle against Bolton Wanderers.[5] In a game against Derby County he missed an open goal as Newcastle crashed down to a 1 - 0 defeat. Rozehnal left Newcastle for Lazio, on loan until the end of the 2007/08 season, on January 31, 2008, despite having only signed in August 2007. After only playing 7 times for Lazio during his loan spell, it remained unclear If they wanted to sign him on a permenent deal, and with no future at Newcastle United, Rozenhal would have been look to playing at Euro 2008, in order to put himself in the shop window. However, on 9 June 2008, Lazio officially announced they had signed Rozehnal on a permanent basis,[6] with Newcastle recouping the full £2.9 million which they initially paid for the defender.[7]

[edit] Honours

With Club Brugge:

With Paris-SG:

[edit] Personal life

David is married to Petra and their first child, Luka, was born on October 3, 2007.[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Rozehnal closes on switch to PSG", BBC Sport, 2005-06-17. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. 
  2. ^ "Newcastle move for Czech", Sky Sports, 2007-06-01. Retrieved on 2007-06-01. 
  3. ^ "Rozehnal eager to join Newcastle.", BBC Sport, 2007-06-05. Retrieved on 2007-06-05. 
  4. ^ "Newcastle complete Rozehnal deal", BBC Sport, 2007-06-29. Retrieved on 2007-06-29. 
  5. ^ "Bolton 1-3 Newcastle", BBC Sport, 2007-08-11. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. 
  6. ^ "La Lazio riscatta Rozehnal", S.S. Lazio Website, 2008-06-10. Retrieved on 2008-06-10. 
  7. ^ "Rozehnal completes move to Lazio", BBC Sport website, 2008-06-10. Retrieved on 2008-06-10. 
  8. ^ "Baby Joy For Czech Mate", nufc.co.uk, 2007-10-05. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. 

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Persondata
NAME Rozehnal, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rozehnal, David
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1980-7-5
PLACE OF BIRTH Šternberk, Czechoslovakia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH