David Limberský

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David Limberský
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Limberský with the Czech Republic at UEFA Euro 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-10-06) 6 October 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
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Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 FC Viktoria Plzeň
Number 8
Youth career
1989–1990 Tatran Třemošná
1990–2002 Viktoria Plzeň
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Viktoria Plzeň 56 (7)
2004 → Modena (loan) 4 (0)
2005 → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 0 (0)
2007–2008 Sparta Prague 13 (0)
2008– Viktoria Plzeň 212 (12)
International career‡
2003 Czech Republic U-20 9 (4)
2004–2005 Czech Republic U-21 11 (1)
2009– Czech Republic 34 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:59, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2014

David Limberský (born 6 October 1983) is a Czech footballer who currently plays for Czech club FC Viktoria Plzeň. He has previously played for Modena F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and AC Sparta Prague. He is a member of the Czech Republic national football team.

Club career

Born in Plzeň, Limberský played for hometown team Viktoria Plzeň and spent time at Italian side Modena on loan in the 2003–04 season. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in December 2004 on a six-month loan.[1] Upon signing for Tottenham, Limberský was compared to Czech legend Pavel Nedvěd by Spurs coach Martin Jol.[2] Despite this, Limberský did not feature in any of Tottenham's matches during his time in England.

Limberský played in the final of the 2009–10 Czech Cup in a 2–1 victory against Jablonec.[3]

He played in the first Czech Supercup against Sparta Prague in 2010. He started at left-back and played the entire game in which Sparta triumphed 1–0.[4]

In the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Limberský scored a memorable goal from outside the box in the first leg against Besiktas in the 28th minute. Plzen went on to lose 4–1 on aggregate after a 1–1 draw in the first leg.

Limberský played in all of Plzeň's matches in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League. In the group stages of the following season's Europa League, he was headbutted by Diego Costa, an incident which brought the Atlético Madrid forward a four-match UEFA ban.[5][6]

International career

Limberský played for the Czech Republic at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He scored both of the Czech Republic's goals against Australia[7] and Brazil respectively.

On 5 June 2009, at the age of 25, Limberský made his debut for the Czech Republic national football team with a 1–0 victory against Malta in a friendly.

He was chosen as part of the Czech Republic's squad for the 2011 Kirin Cup.[8] However, Limberský did not feature in any of their games in the tournament.

Euro 2012

Limberský was called up for UEFA Euro 2012, despite not playing in any of the qualifiers for the tournament and having never previously played a competitive game for his national side. He was left out of the Czechs' first game against Russia, where his side were heavily beaten 4–1. Limberský was brought in for the Czech Republic's second game against Greece in his first ever competitive game for the national side, playing at left back. The Czech Republic won that game 2–1, with Limberský doing enough to be retained for the Czech Republic's must-win game against co-hosts Poland. His side defeated Poland 1–0 and ended up as group leaders, meaning that they would face Portugal in the quarter finals. Limberský again played left back for the game against Portugal where the Czech Republic were knocked out courtesy of a 1–0 loss.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 June 2015

Season Club League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2003–04 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2003–04 Serie A Modena 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2004–05 Czech 2. Liga Viktoria Plzeň 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004–05 FA Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 23 3 0 0 0 0 23 3
2006–07 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 21 4 0 0 0 0 21 4
2007–08 Czech First League AC Sparta Praha 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2008–09 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 27 3 0 0 0 0 27 3
2009–10 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 26 1 0 0 0 0 26 1
2010–11 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 29 2 0 0 2 1 31 3
2011–12 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 29 1 0 0 13 0 42 1
2012–13 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 28 0 0 0 15 0 43 0
2013–14 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 27 1 0 0 12 0 27 1
2014–15 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 26 2 0 0 2 0 28 2
Career Total 265 17 0 0 44 1 309 18

International

International Goals

Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 September 2015 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Club

Viktoria Plzeň

Controversy

Limberský gained media attention after crashing his Bentley car in September 2015 and subsequently behaving abusively towards several police officers and testing with a high blood alcohol content, offences which carry a maximum three-year prison sentence.[9] He was subsequently stripped of the captaincy of Viktoria Plzeň and fined for "an absolutely unacceptable violation of the professional contract".[10] Liberský apologised,[11] but four days after the incident, celebrated his first of two goals in a 4–0 win against Příbram by pretending to drive a car.[12][13] The club moved to distance itself from Limberský's gestures.[14]

References

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External links

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  2. ↑ Limberský to join Spurs SportingLife.com
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  4. ↑ Finále - Superpohár FAČR 2010/2011 Match report
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  8. ↑ Czechs to play Kirin Cup in Japan without Rosicky vcstar.com
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