David Limberský
David Limberský (born 6 October 1983) is a former Czech professional footballer who played for Czech clubs FC Viktoria Plzeň and AC Sparta Prague.[1] He was a member of the Czech Republic national football team.
| Limberský with the Czech Republic at UEFA Euro 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jiskra Domažlice (sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Tatran Třemošná | ||
| 1990–2002 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Viktoria Plzeň | 56 | (7) |
| 2004 | → Modena (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Sparta Prague | 13 | (0) |
| 2008–2021 | Viktoria Plzeň | 327 | (15) |
| 2021–2024 | Jiskra Domažlice | 35 | (0) |
| Total | 435 | (22) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Czech Republic U-20 | 9 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Czech Republic U-21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2009–2016 | Czech Republic | 40 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2021-01-31 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Plzeň, Limberský played for hometown team Viktoria Plzeň and spent time at Italian side Modena on loan in the 2003–04 season. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in December 2004 on a six-month loan.[2] Upon signing for Tottenham, Limberský was compared to Czech legend Pavel Nedvěd by Spurs coach Martin Jol.[3] Despite this, Limberský did not feature in any of Tottenham's matches during his time in England.
Limberský played in the final of the 2009–10 Czech Cup in a 2–1 victory against Jablonec.[4]
He played in the first Czech Supercup against Sparta Prague in 2010. He started at left-back and played the entire game in which Sparta triumphed 1–0.[5]
In the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Limberský scored a memorable goal from outside the box in the first leg against Besiktas in the 28th minute. Plzen went on to lose 4–1 on aggregate after a 1–1 draw in the first leg.
Limberský played in all of Plzeň's matches in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League. In the group stages of the following season's Europa League, he was headbutted by Diego Costa, an incident which brought the Atlético Madrid forward a four-match UEFA ban.[6][7]
After end his professional career in June 2021 Limberský joined third tier club Jiskra Domažlice.[8] On 13 January 2024, Limberský quits football due to persistent knee injury and become sporting director of Jiskra Domažlice.[9]
International career edit
Limberský played for the Czech Republic at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He scored both of the Czech Republic's goals against Australia[10] and Brazil respectively.
On 5 June 2009, at the age of 25, Limberský made his debut for the Czech Republic national football team with a 1–0 victory against Malta in a friendly.
He was chosen as part of the Czech Republic's squad for the 2011 Kirin Cup.[11] However, Limberský did not feature in any of their games in the tournament.
Euro 2012 edit
Limberský was called up for UEFA Euro 2012, despite not playing in any of the qualifiers for the tournament and having never previously played a competitive game for his national side. He was left out of the Czechs' first game against Russia, where his side were heavily beaten 4–1. Limberský was brought in for the Czech Republic's second game against Greece in his first ever competitive game for the national side, playing at left back. The Czech Republic won that game 2–1, with Limberský doing enough to be retained for the Czech Republic's must-win game against co-hosts Poland. His side defeated Poland 1–0 and ended up as group winners, meaning that they would face Portugal in the quarter finals. Limberský again played left back against Portugal where the Czech Republic were knocked out after a 1–0 loss.
Euro 2016 edit
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Controversy edit
Limberský gained media attention after crashing his Bentley car in September 2015 and subsequently behaving abusively towards several police officers and testing with a high blood alcohol content, offences which carry a maximum three-year prison sentence.[12] He was subsequently stripped of the captaincy of Viktoria Plzeň and fined for "an absolutely unacceptable violation of the professional contract".[13] Limberský apologised,[14] but four days after the incident, celebrated his first of two goals in a 4–0 win against Příbram by pretending to drive a car.[15][16] The club moved to distance itself from Limberský's gestures.[17]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 7 March 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2003–04 | Czech First League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 56 | 7 | ||||
| Modena (loan) | 2003–04 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 2004–05 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sparta Prague | 2007–08 | Czech First League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2008–09 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2009–10 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 310 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 82 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 413 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 382 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 88 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 491 | 22 | ||
International goals edit
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 September 2015 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia | Latvia | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
Honours edit
Club edit
Viktoria Plzeň
References edit
- ^ "Limberský končí kariéru: Moje tělo řeklo "dost". V Plzni zůstane dál". Blesk (in Czech). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Tottenham clinch double transfer". BBC. 20 December 2004. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Jol on young recruits". Tottenham Hotspur. 23 December 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Finále domácího poháru vyhrála Plzeň a zajistila si účast v Evropské lize". lidovky.cz. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ Finále - Superpohár FAČR 2010/2011 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Match report
- ^ "La UEFA castiga con cuatro partidos a Diego Costa" [UEFA punishes Diego Costa with four games]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Plzeň pip Atlético to take top spot". UEFA.com. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ Schulz, Ervín (17 June 2021). "Nekončím, hlásí Král západu. Limberský míří do Domažlic". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ Švec, Martin (13 January 2024). "Limberský je sportovním ředitelem Domažlic. Ještě nikdy jsem nepracoval, řekl". Deník. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Limbersky limbers up for Brazil with stunner". FIFA.com. 1 December 2003. Retrieved 15 September 2014.[dead link]
- ^ Czechs to play Kirin Cup in Japan without Rosicky vcstar.com
- ^ "Opilý fotbalista Limberský naboural s bentleyem, pak hrozil policistům". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Czech Republic defender Limbersky loses club captaincy after car crash". The Associated Press. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Limberský poprvé o nehodě: Mrzí mě, že jsem zklamal tolik lidí". isport.blesk.cz (in Czech). 11 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Limberský oslavil gól čtyři dny po autonehodě napodobováním řízení". idnes.cz (in Czech). 13 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Příbram - Plzeň 0:4, snadné vítězství orámovaly dva góly Limberského". idnes.cz (in Czech). 13 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Pochopení nenašel Limberský ani doma, Plzeň se od gesta distancovala". idnes.cz (in Czech). 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
External links edit
- David Limberský at FAČR (in Czech)
- David Limberský – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)