Pavel Nedved is a renowned Czech footballer who was named the best player in Europe in 2003. What is interesting about his biography and the personal life of an outstanding athlete?
Biography of Nedved
Pavel was born on August 30, 1972 in the small Czech town of Cheb. The boy was quite small in stature, but this did not prevent him from starting to get involved in football. Already at the age of five, Nedved began to study at the school of the local football club Tatran. Among his peers, he was distinguished by an excellent vision of the field, excellent technique and excellent speed of movement across the field with the ball.
A talented and promising footballer, at the age of 13, he signed his first contract. At first it was a small Gvezda club. Strong clubs in the Czech Republic quickly drew attention to him. At first it was Skoda from Pilsen. Then Pavel moved to the capital of the country, Prague, where he managed to play for Dukla and Sparta. As part of the last team, he became the champion of the Czech Republic three times.
In parallel, Nedved began to be called up under the banner of the national team. He was a member of the legendary Czech team that won silver at the European Football Championship in England in 1996. After this tournament, many leaders of the Czech national team signed lucrative contracts with the best clubs in the world. Nedved was no exception, who moved to Italian Lazio.
Pavel spent five seasons with Lazio. He managed to become the champion of Italy, winner of the Italian Cup and Winner's Cup in 1999. After such successes with a rather modest club, Nedved was invited to the Italian Juventus.
Over the years of performances in Juventus, Pavel twice became the champion of the country. In 2003, he and his team reached the Champions League final, where the club lost to Milan in a penalty shootout. But it was a great achievement for the team. And the leader of Juventus on the field was Pavel Nedved. According to the results of 2003, he received the title of the best player in the world.
After that, there was a scandal in Italian football with match fixing, and Juventus was sent to the second division. At this point, Nedved remained loyal to the team and helped her return to Serie A. In 2009, Pavel announced the end of his football career.
For the Czech national team, the footballer played 91 matches and scored 18 goals. To his '96 silver medal, he added the 2004 European Championship bronze.
After completing his football career, Nedved moved to a managerial position in Juventus. He became the sports director of the club, which he is today.
The personal life of a football player
Nedved's personal life is also in complete order. Pavel met his future wife Ivana when he was still playing for Czech clubs. At the age of 19, they got married. Subsequently, Ivana bore him two children: a son and a daughter. Nedved has always remained faithful to his wife and is an exemplary family man.
