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Šmicer in 2005
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| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Vladimír Šmicer | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1973 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Děčín, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||
| Playing 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) | |||||||
| National team | |||||||||
| 1993 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | (0) | ||||||
| 1994–2006 | Czech Republic | 80 | (27) | ||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Vladimír Šmicer (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʃmɪtsɛr], born 24 May 1973) is a Czech former football midfielder player. Šmicer was a devout player of Slavia Prague, the only Czech club he ever played for. He also played notably for Lens in France, with whom he won the Ligue 1 title. In 1999, Šmicer moved to England where he played for Liverpool, winning multiple honours. He is perhaps best remembered at Liverpool for his long-range goal in the 2005 Champions League Final.
Internationally, Šmicer played once for the Czechoslovakia national team and 80 times for the Czech Republic. He retired from professional football in 2009.
An attacking midfielder, Šmicer first shot to prominence in 1996, helping Slavia Prague reach the semi-finals of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup and then starring for the Czech Republic during their run to the final of UEFA Euro 1996.
Šmicer did not have to wait for notice at Euro 1996, as he signed a contract with French club Lens prior to the tournament. While at Lens, he enjoyed more success, inspiring the club to a first ever French title in 1997–98, their only title to date. That season he scored seven goals and was a leader on the ground. He played in the UEFA Champions League and played a pivotal role in the side's successes in this tournament.
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