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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | David Sebastian Klement Rozehnal[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 5 July 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Šternberk, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2003 | Sigma Olomouc | 72 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Club Brugge | 50 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Paris Saint-Germain | 75 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Newcastle United | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | → Lazio (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Lazio | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Hamburger SV | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | → Lille (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2015 | Lille | 62 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2018 | K.V. Oostende | 50 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Sokol Kožušany | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 405 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Czech Republic U21 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2009 | Czech Republic | 60 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2009 |
David Sebastian Klement Rozehnal (born 5 July 1980) is a Czech former footballer who played as a defender. He played for a host of European clubs, making over 400 appearances in a career spanning almost two decades, and retired from the professional game in April 2018.
Early life
Rozehnal was born in Šternberk and raised in Kožušany. He comes from a sports family, his father was a second-league football player, his mother played competitive handball. His father then trained amateur club Sokol Kožušany, where Rozehnal started with football.[2]
Club career
Paris Saint-Germain
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Rozehnal signed for Paris Saint-Germain in June 2005.[3] His form resulted in reported interest from Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle United and Sevilla.[4] Sources close to the defender confirmed that he would prefer a move to Newcastle.[5]
Newcastle United
On 22 June 2007, Rozehnal's agent confirmed that a "definite agreement" had been reached for the player to join Newcastle United. Rozehnal underwent a medical check on 25 June and Newcastle confirmed the transfer had been completed on 29 June for a fee of £2.9 million.[4] He made his league debut against Bolton Wanderers the same year on 11 August.[6]
Lazio
On 31 January 2008, Rozehnal left Newcastle for Lazio on loan until the end of the 2007–08 Serie A despite having only signed in June 2007. After only playing seven times for Lazio during his loan spell, it remained unclear if they wanted to sign him permanently. On 9 June 2008, Lazio officially announced they had signed Rozehnal on a permanent basis,[7] with Newcastle recouping the full £2.9 million which they initially paid for the defender.[8]
Later career and retirement
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After only one year in Italy, Rozehnal left Lazio on 29 July 2009 for German club Hamburger SV, signing a contract until 30 June 2012. Due to a poor season with several costly errors by Rozehnal, he was removed from the first team and asked to find a new club.[9]
On 31 August 2010, Hamburg confirmed that Rozehnal left for French side Lille on loan, with the German club still paying part of his salary.[10]
Rozehnal retired from professional football on 4 April 2018 and joined Sokol Kožušany with his brother, Marek. He made his debut for the club the following weekend.[11]
International career
Rozehnal was part of the Czech Republic national youth football team which won the UEFA U-21 Championships in 2002.[12] He debuted for the senior squad in a 2–2 friendly draw against Italy on 18 February 2004.[13]
Honours
Personal life
Rozehnal is married to Petra and their first child, Luka, was born on 3 October 2007.[16]
References
- ^ "David Rozehnal". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "David Rozehnal" (in Czech). Czech Television. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Rozehnal closes on switch to PSG". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 June 2005. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ a b "Newcastle complete Rozehnal deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 June 2007.
- ^ Chowdhury, Saj (5 June 2007). "Rozehnal eager to join Newcastle". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Bolton 1-3 Newcastle". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ "La Lazio riscatta Rozehnal". S.S. Lazio (in Italian). 10 June 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008.
- ^ "Rozehnal completes move to Lazio". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 June 2008.
- ^ "Veh streicht Tavares und Rozehnal". Kicker (in German). 4 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ "HSV-Ladenhüter Rozehnal geht!". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ Mazal, Miroslav (9 April 2018). "Rozehnalova premiéra za Kožušany: ztracené vedení, sporný moment a prohra". Deník (in Czech). Olomouc: Vltave Labe Media. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "European U-21 Championship 2002 | Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Last, First (29 July 2009). "David Rozehnal se stal hráčem Hamburku!". efotbal.cz (in Czech).
- ^ "Club Brugge - La Louvière 1-1". clubbrugge.be. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Anderlecht beaten in the Supercup". anderlecht-online.be. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Baby Joy For Czech Mate". Newcastle United F.C. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007.
External links
- David Rozehnal at FAČR (also at old FAČR website) (in Czech)
- David Rozehnal at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- David Rozehnal at Soccerway
- David Rozehnal at Soccerbase