Luděk Mikloško

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Ludek Mikloško
Personal information
Full name Ludek Mikloško
Date of birth December 9, 1961 (1961-12-09) (age 46)
Place of birth    Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1980-1982
1982-1990
1990-1998
1998-2001
Union Cheb
Banik Ostrava
West Ham
Q.P.R.
23 (0)
211 (0)
374 (0)
57 (0)   
National team
Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic
40 (0)
2 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:52, 27 November 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Ludek Mikloško (born 9 December 1961 in Ostrava) is a former Czech football goalkeeper. He is also currently employed as the Goalkeeping coach to West Ham United Football Club.

Ludo Miklosko started his career in his native Czechoslovakia with Banik Ostrava. His talent was noted by West Ham United who snapped him up in February 1990. A brave and excellent shot stopper with a huge clearance kick, he went on to play 374 times for the team. He was named Hammer of the Year in 1991. He is well remembered for a man of the match performance against Manchester United on the last day of the 1994/95 season where West Ham drew 1-1 with Manchester United to help secure Blackburn Rovers their first league title in over 80 years. He was eventually sold to Queens Park Rangers in 1998 for a nominal fee after a successful loan spell.

Miklosko received 41 caps for the Czech Republic. He retired due to injury in 2001. He then returned to West Ham, where he took up a goalkeeping coaching role.