Pavel Srníček
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pavel Srníček | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Date of death | 29 December 2015 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Ostrava, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1982 | TJ Viktorie Bohumín | ||
| 1982–1985 | TJ ŽD Bohumín | ||
| 1985–1987 | Baník Ostrava | ||
| 1987–1988 | VTJ Tábor | ||
| 1988–1990 | Dukla Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Banik Ostrava | 30 | (0) |
| 1991–1998 | Newcastle United | 150 | (0) |
| 1998 | Banik Ostrava | 6 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | 44 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Brescia | 32 | (0) |
| 2003 | Cosenza | 9 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Portsmouth | 3 | (0) |
| 2004 | → West Ham United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | West Ham United | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Beira-Mar | 63 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Newcastle United | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 342 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–2001 | Czech Republic | 49 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Pavel Srníček (10 March 1968 – 29 December 2015) was a Czech professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper from 1990 to 2007, mainly for Newcastle United. In addition, he represented Sheffield Wednesday, Portsmouth and West Ham United in England, and also played in Italy for Brescia and Cosenza, in Portugal for Beira-Mar, and in his native country for Banik Ostrava. After retiring, he worked as a goalkeeping coach for his own private school and for Sparta Prague.
Srníček played internationally for the Czech Republic from 1994 to 2001, earning a total of 49 caps. He was part of their squad that came runners-up at UEFA Euro 96, and was their first-choice goalkeeper when they came third at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup and contested UEFA Euro 2000.
Srníček made 30 appearances in the Czechoslovak First League for Banik Ostrava spanning the 1989–90 and 1990–91 seasons. He was signed for English side Newcastle United in January 1991 by manager Jim Smith for a fee of £350,000, being one of 23 players signed by Smith in a two-and-a-half year period as manager. Smith left just two months after Srníček's arrival. Under manager Ossie Ardiles, Srníček established himself as Newcastle's first-choice goalkeeper ahead of John Burridge and Tommy Wright. Srníček experienced difficulty in the first 15 games of the 1991–92 season, conceding 32 goals in that period including six in a single match against Tranmere Rovers. Ardiles replaced Srníček as goalkeeper with Wright and by February 1992, the club was merely one place from last in the Second Division. This led to Kevin Keegan replacing Ardiles as manager, with the club winning seven of their remaining 16 games, only managing to confirm their future status in the division with an away win against Leicester City on the last day of the season. The club started the 1992–93 season in the new Football League First Division, winning all of their first 11 matches. Wright lost his place as goalkeeper to Srníček after 14 games of the season. At the end of the season, Keegan's first full one as manager, the club was promoted to the Premier League with 96 points. 1993 saw the arrival of Mike Hooper from Liverpool, who competed with Srníček for the position of goalkeeper.
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