Pavel Horváth
Encyclopedia
Pavel Horváth is a Czech
footballer who plays for FC Viktoria Plzeň
as a midfielder
.
, with SK Slavia, scoring 27 times in the league
alone in four seasons, although the club only managed to win two national cups
during that timeframe.
Horváth's exploits with Slavia earned him a transfer to Sporting Clube de Portugal, but he failed to win a place in the starting XI. Sold in January 2002 to Galatasaray S.K.
alongside teammate Mbo Mpenza
, he also appeared very rarely, which prompted a return home before 2001–02 was over, with FK Teplice
, where he won the domestic cup in his first full season.
After three seasons in Japan
, Horváth moved back to Sparta for two more seasons, where he won the national championship for the first time in 2007, adding the 2007
and 2008 Czech Cups. Subsequently, aged 33, he signed for FC Viktoria Plzeň
, scoring eight times during the 2008–09 season as the club finished in eighth place.
Horváth won the domestic cup for the sixth time with his fourth different team, as he captained Viktoria to its first title in the competition in 2010
. He was also named the Personality of the League at the Czech Footballer of the Year
awards in that year.
35-year old Horváth continued to produce in the 2010–11 season
, scoring eight goals in 26 games as Plzeň won the league title for the first time in the club's history.
s, for apparently performing the Nazi salute
during Sparta's league match against FK Viktoria Žižkov
. He apologized for that incident, and said that his gesture was misinterpreted, claiming he only tried to calm down his teams' rowdies.
on 9 February 1999, going on to amass 19 caps
in three years, and being selected for UEFA Euro 2000, where he did not play.
His international career was vastly barred by the talent of fellow midfielders Patrik Berger
, Pavel Nedvěd
and Vladimír Šmicer
.
|1993/94||Sparta Prague||Gambrinus liga
||1||0
|-
|1993/94||Jablonec||2. Liga
||4||0
|-
|1994/95||rowspan="3"|Jablonec||rowspan="3"|Gambrinus liga
||26||5
|-
|1995/96||20||3
|-
|1996/97||1||0
|-
|1996/97||rowspan="4"|Slavia Prague||rowspan="4"|Gambrinus liga
||25||5
|-
|1997/98||25||5
|-
|1998/99||29||7
|-
|1999/00||26||10
|-
|2000/01||rowspan="2"|Sporting||rowspan="2"|Primeira Liga||17||1
|-
|2001/02||3||0
|-
|2001/02||Galatasaray
||Süper Lig||3||0
|-
|2001/02||rowspan="3"|Teplice
||rowspan="3"|Gambrinus liga
||13||1
|-
|2002/03||25||2
|-
|2003/04||22||3
|-
|2004||rowspan="3"|Vissel Kobe
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||14||6
|-
|2005||24||3
|-
|2006||J. League 2
||22||3
|-
|2006/07||rowspan="2"|Sparta Prague||rowspan="2"|Gambrinus liga
||20||2
|-
|2007/08||24||4
|-
|2008/09||rowspan="3"|Viktoria Plzeň
||rowspan="3"|Gambrinus liga
||27||8
|-
|2009/10||28||5
|-
|2010/11||26||8
342||68
20||1
3||0
60||12
425||81
|}
|1999||6||0
|-
|2000||8||0
|-
|2001||2||0
|-
|2002||3||0
|-
!Total||19||0
|}
Teplice:
Sparta Prague:
Viktoria Plzeň:
Sporting:
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
footballer who plays for FC Viktoria Plzeň
FC Viktoria Plzen
FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country....
as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
.
Club career
After making his professional debut with AC Sparta Prague, Horváth moved to lowly FK Baumit Jablonec in search of more opportunities, which led to a return to the capitalPrague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, with SK Slavia, scoring 27 times in the league
Gambrinus Liga
The Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...
alone in four seasons, although the club only managed to win two national cups
Czech Republic Football Cup
The Czech Republic Football Cup is the major football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association....
during that timeframe.
Horváth's exploits with Slavia earned him a transfer to Sporting Clube de Portugal, but he failed to win a place in the starting XI. Sold in January 2002 to Galatasaray S.K.
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
alongside teammate Mbo Mpenza
Mbo Mpenza
Mbo Jérôme Mpenza is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a striker. He was capped by Belgium at international level, scoring three goals in 56 appearances...
, he also appeared very rarely, which prompted a return home before 2001–02 was over, with FK Teplice
FK Teplice
FK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice, 80 km north of Prague. The club currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First League in just three years after being founded and played mostly...
, where he won the domestic cup in his first full season.
After three seasons in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Horváth moved back to Sparta for two more seasons, where he won the national championship for the first time in 2007, adding the 2007
2006–07 Czech Republic Football Cup
The 2006–07 Czech Republic Football Cup was the fourteenth season of the annual football knock-out tournament of the Czech Republic. It began on 22 July 2006 with the Preliminary Round and concluded with the final on 24 May 2007...
and 2008 Czech Cups. Subsequently, aged 33, he signed for FC Viktoria Plzeň
FC Viktoria Plzen
FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country....
, scoring eight times during the 2008–09 season as the club finished in eighth place.
Horváth won the domestic cup for the sixth time with his fourth different team, as he captained Viktoria to its first title in the competition in 2010
2009–10 Czech Republic Football Cup
The 2009–10 Czech Republic Football Cup was the seventeenth edition of the annual football knock-out tournament of the Czech Republic. It began on 19 July 2009 with the Preliminary Round...
. He was also named the Personality of the League at the Czech Footballer of the Year
Czech Footballer of the Year
The Czech Footballer of the Year is awarded in the Czech Republic by the Football Association of the Czech Republic . Eligible are Czech players in the Czech Republic and abroad...
awards in that year.
35-year old Horváth continued to produce in the 2010–11 season
2010–11 Gambrinus liga
The 2010–11 Gambrinus liga was the 18th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. It began on 16 July 2010 and finished on 28 May 2011. Sparta Prague were the defending champions, having won their 11th Czech Republic championship the previous season.-Teams:FK Bohemians and SK Kladno...
, scoring eight goals in 26 games as Plzeň won the league title for the first time in the club's history.
Controversy
In September 2007, Horváth was fined 200,000 Czech korunaCzech koruna
The Czech koruna or Czech crown has been the currency of the Czech Republic since 8 February 1993 when, together with its Slovak counterpart, it replaced the Czechoslovak koruna at par....
s, for apparently performing the Nazi salute
Nazi salute
The Nazi salute, or Hitler salute , was a gesture of greeting in Nazi Germany usually accompanied by saying, Heil Hitler! ["Hail Hitler!"], Heil, mein Führer ["Hail, my leader!"], or Sieg Heil! ["Hail victory!"]...
during Sparta's league match against FK Viktoria Žižkov
FK Viktoria Žižkov
FK Viktoria Žižkov ranks among the oldest football clubs in the Czech Republic. It plays in the Gambrinus liga, the top level of football in the country.The team was founded by a group of students in 1903 in the town of Žižkov...
. He apologized for that incident, and said that his gesture was misinterpreted, claiming he only tried to calm down his teams' rowdies.
International career
Horváth made his debut for the Czech RepublicCzech Republic national football team
The Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek...
on 9 February 1999, going on to amass 19 caps
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
in three years, and being selected for UEFA Euro 2000, where he did not play.
His international career was vastly barred by the talent of fellow midfielders Patrik Berger
Patrik Berger
Patrik Berger is a retired Czech footballer. He has played in Czech Republic, Germany, and England. He is best remembered for his time at Liverpool....
, Pavel Nedvěd
Pavel Nedved
Pavel Nedvěd is a retired Czech football midfielder. He is one of the most successful Czech players to emerge from the newly formed Czech Republic, winning numerous accolades with Lazio and Juventus, including the last ever Cup Winners' Cup...
and Vladimír Šmicer
Vladimír Šmicer
Vladimír Šmicer is a former Czech football midfielder and forward 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 several...
.
Club
|-|1993/94||Sparta Prague||Gambrinus liga
Gambrinus Liga
The Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...
||1||0
|-
|1993/94||Jablonec||2. Liga
Czech 2. Liga
The 2. liga or Druhá liga is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in the Czech Republic. The top two teams are promoted to the Gambrinus liga.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the Czech 2. Liga...
||4||0
|-
|1994/95||rowspan="3"|Jablonec||rowspan="3"|Gambrinus liga
Gambrinus Liga
The Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...
||26||5
|-
|1995/96||20||3
|-
|1996/97||1||0
|-
|1996/97||rowspan="4"|Slavia Prague||rowspan="4"|Gambrinus liga
Gambrinus Liga
The Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...
||25||5
|-
|1997/98||25||5
|-
|1998/99||29||7
|-
|1999/00||26||10
|-
|2000/01||rowspan="2"|Sporting||rowspan="2"|Primeira Liga||17||1
|-
|2001/02||3||0
|-
|2001/02||Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
||Süper Lig||3||0
|-
|2001/02||rowspan="3"|Teplice
FK Teplice
FK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice, 80 km north of Prague. The club currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First League in just three years after being founded and played mostly...
||rowspan="3"|Gambrinus liga
Gambrinus Liga
The Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...
||13||1
|-
|2002/03||25||2
|-
|2003/04||22||3
|-
|2004||rowspan="3"|Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team is located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The home stadium is Kobe Wing Stadium, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matches are played at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Suma-ku.-History:The club was...
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||14||6
|-
|2005||24||3
|-
|2006||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||22||3
|-
|2006/07||rowspan="2"|Sparta Prague||rowspan="2"|Gambrinus liga
Gambrinus Liga
The Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...
||20||2
|-
|2007/08||24||4
|-
|2008/09||rowspan="3"|Viktoria Plzeň
FC Viktoria Plzen
FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country....
||rowspan="3"|Gambrinus liga
Gambrinus Liga
The Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...
||27||8
|-
|2009/10||28||5
|-
|2010/11||26||8
342||68
20||1
3||0
60||12
425||81
|}
International
|-|1999||6||0
|-
|2000||8||0
|-
|2001||2||0
|-
|2002||3||0
|-
!Total||19||0
|}
Club
Slavia Prague:- Czech CupCzech Republic Football CupThe Czech Republic Football Cup is the major football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association....
: 1996–97, 1998–99
Teplice:
- Czech CupCzech Republic Football CupThe Czech Republic Football Cup is the major football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association....
: 2002–03
Sparta Prague:
- Czech LeagueGambrinus LigaThe Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...
: 2006–07 - Czech CupCzech Republic Football CupThe Czech Republic Football Cup is the major football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association....
: 2006–072006–07 Czech Republic Football CupThe 2006–07 Czech Republic Football Cup was the fourteenth season of the annual football knock-out tournament of the Czech Republic. It began on 22 July 2006 with the Preliminary Round and concluded with the final on 24 May 2007...
, 2007–08
Viktoria Plzeň:
- Czech LeagueGambrinus LigaThe Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,...
: 2010–112010–11 Gambrinus ligaThe 2010–11 Gambrinus liga was the 18th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. It began on 16 July 2010 and finished on 28 May 2011. Sparta Prague were the defending champions, having won their 11th Czech Republic championship the previous season.-Teams:FK Bohemians and SK Kladno... - Czech CupCzech Republic Football CupThe Czech Republic Football Cup is the major football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association....
: 2009–102009–10 Czech Republic Football CupThe 2009–10 Czech Republic Football Cup was the seventeenth edition of the annual football knock-out tournament of the Czech Republic. It began on 19 July 2009 with the Preliminary Round...
Sporting:
- Portuguese League: 2001–02
- Portuguese CupTaça de PortugalThe Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...
: 2001–02