A Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper, Petr Cech plays for English club Arsenal and the Czech Republic national football team. Being voted into the Euro 2004 all-star team after helping the Czechs reach the semi-finals, he also received the individual award of Best Goalkeeper in the 2004-05, 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons of the UEFA Champions League. He is considered to be one of the best and most respected goalkeepers of his generation.

BEFORE FAME

Cech started playing football aged seven for FC Viktoria Plzen.

RELATED TO

He married Martina Dolejsova and they have a daughter Adela and a son Damian

FUN FACTS

Soccer Player Petr Cech were born on Thursday, birthstone is Emerald, the seaon was Spring in the Chinese year of Dog, it is 138 days until Petr Cech next birthday.